Spirit of the Gulf Coast

Kids of the Gulf

Brandon — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:14:14 +0000

Last Summer, and again this Spring, I heard story after story about people along the Gulf coast whose lives had been turned upside down despite the lack of widespread attention on their struggles. This April, one year after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the point was really driven home that kids and families are enduring a [...]

Stories of Struggle and Triumph along the Gulf Coast

Brandon — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:36:11 +0000

My recent trip to the Gulf coast 1 year after the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion was full of interesting conversations, varied perspectives, and conflicting feelings. I spent more time along the Alabama coast this time, and had a chance to talk to a couple of commercial shrimpers at length during the 4-day trip. As I [...]

Shrimping in Alabama

Brandon — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:20:21 +0000

Today, we continued our work along the Alabama coast. This time, we spent much of the day in Bon Secour, where seafood shops seem to pop up around every bend in the road. Simone and I visited a couple of them to get a sense of what was happening with their businesses. Two of the [...]

Oil Spill Impressions from the Alabama Bayou

Brandon — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:50:28 +0000

Yesterday, Simone Lipscomb and I visited Coden, Alabama to reconnect with the community that was such a focal point of our efforts last Summer. Lori Bosarge, a key individual in our film had set up a couple of interviews for us with affected members of the community. The docks along Portersville Bay were a big [...]

Remembering The Spill – 1 Year Later

Brandon — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:21:17 +0000

1 Year. That’s how long it has been since BP’s Deepwater Horizon exploded and an immense loss of life ensued. 11 men lost their life on April 20, 2010. Many more lives would follow. Who can say for sure what the true tally of lost life really is? Last Summer, I had a sick feeling [...]

Revisiting the Gulf Coast

Brandon — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:12:31 +0000

Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the tragic loss of life and resources associated with the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Although the oil stopped flowing into the Gulf waters last July, the impacts of the disaster are far reaching, and will persist for years to come. When we visited the local communities [...]

What Is The True Cost Of The BP Oil Spill?

Brandon — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:00:37 +0000

What Is The True Cost Of The BP Oil Spill? An Interactive Panel Discussion & Photo Exhibit Reception with Photographer Terrell Clark. 4.14.11 6:30p @ Hub Atlanta

Work on the Gulf Coast Continues

Brandon — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:47:53 +0000

We are approaching the 1-year anniversary of the blowout on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig that resulted in an unprecedented oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although this is not an issue that is talked about much outside the coast these days, its impacts are far from over. In the past few months, [...]

UGA Gulf Oil Spill Symposium Recap

Brandon — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:00:39 +0000

On Wednesday, January 26, 2011, UGA – Georgia Sea Grant hosted a unique Symposium on the Gulf Oil Spill called Building Bridges in Crisis. The goal was to bring together members of the Scientific community, Government, Media, BP, and representatives from local sectors impacted in an effort to openly discuss the oil spill response and [...]

Gulfscapes Magazine Article and Photo Essay

Brandon — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:06:53 +0000

We were recently honored to be featured in the Spring 2011 issue of Gulfscapes Magazine. Photographer Terrell Clark worked with the Publisher Victoria Rogers on the photo selections for the article and the result is a beautiful spread that highlights our journey to the coast in August 2010. The story and photo essay can be [...]