Akasha Rabut’s decade-long document of New Orleans delivers a powerful message about resilience and community during the current pandemic

Akasha Rabut’s decade-long document of New Orleans delivers a powerful message about resilience and community during the current pandemic
“The beautiful blooms seemed lonely and desolate. Sadly, it reminded me of the fact that soon it would be razed to the ground, into dull but common urban landscape with standing skyscrapers,” says Lv Meng. His photograph comes from the series Urban Fringes which explores the growth of megacities as the slowly expand outwards and take over the countryside.