A photo damaged by Superstorm Sandy before and after restoration performed by "CARE for Sandy."
Saving photos damaged by Sandy —
A photo damaged by Superstorm Sandy before and after restoration performed by "CARE for Sandy."
CARE for Sandy
Five feet of water inside Liz Sullivan's apartment in Rockaway Park, NY badly damaged framed family photos on the walls. She brought in a box of old pictures to a CareforSandy,org scanning event over the weekend.
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Five feet of water inside Liz Sullivan's apartment in Rockaway Park, NY badly damaged framed family photos on the walls. She brought in a box of old pictures to a CareforSandy,org scanning event over the weekend.
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Professional photo retoucher Becci Manson cleans one of Liz Sullivan's pictures before scanning it into a datagase. Another volunteer will work on restoring it to its pre-Sandy appearance.
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Professional photo retoucher Becci Manson cleans one of Liz Sullivan's pictures before scanning it into a datagase. Another volunteer will work on restoring it to its pre-Sandy appearance.
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Photos damaged by Sandy were under water for hours, even days, before they could be retrieved. Some were submerged in a mix of sea water and raw sewage causing parts of the picture to break down and peal away. Volunteers repair the damage using Photoshop and other programs.
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Photos damaged by Sandy were under water for hours, even days, before they could be retrieved. Some were submerged in a mix of sea water and raw sewage causing parts of the picture to break down and peal away. Volunteers repair the damage using Photoshop and other programs.
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Martin Rigby uses a high definition camera to photograph damaged pictures that are too large to be scanned. He spends about 20 hours a week volunteering to restore photos damaged by the super-storm.
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Martin Rigby uses a high definition camera to photograph damaged pictures that are too large to be scanned. He spends about 20 hours a week volunteering to restore photos damaged by the super-storm.
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Lee Kelly founded CARE (Cherished Albums Restoration Effort) for Sandy. She enlisted hundreds of professional photographers and photo retouchers to help in the effort to restore thousands of family photos damaged by water and sometimes flames.
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Lee Kelly founded CARE (Cherished Albums Restoration Effort) for Sandy. She enlisted hundreds of professional photographers and photo retouchers to help in the effort to restore thousands of family photos damaged by water and sometimes flames.
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Jan Fine scans a damaged photo for future restoration. The professional graphic artist drove up from Maryland to take part in the Care for Sandy photo scanning event in the Rockaways on Sunday.
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Jan Fine scans a damaged photo for future restoration. The professional graphic artist drove up from Maryland to take part in the Care for Sandy photo scanning event in the Rockaways on Sunday.
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A photo damaged by Superstorm Sandy before and after restoration performed by "CARE for Sandy."
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A photo damaged by Superstorm Sandy before and after restoration performed by "CARE for Sandy."
CARE for Sandy