Coming Back: New Orleans Resurgent Hardcover - 2010

Mario Tama has covered global events for major magazines and newspapers in Europe, the US, Latin America and Asia, including September 11, the war in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq, the funeral of Pope John Paul II. His unforgettable photographs from Hurricane Katrina were featured worldwide, in "National Geographic," "Newsweek," newspapers, and in other media. In 2008 he was nominated for an Emmy for his documentary work on Coney Island and won Cliff Edom's New America Award for his work in New Orleans. He has received multiple honors and awards from: Pictures of the Year International, White House News Photographers Association, NPPA's Best of Photojournalism, UNICEF Photo of the Year, Care International Award for Humanitarian Reportage, China International Press Photo Contest, and Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards. His work on Baghdad's orphans was exhibited in a one-man show at Visa Pour L'Image in Perpignan.He studied photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and freelanced in Washington, DC for the "Washington Post" and Agence France-Presse before joining Getty Images in 2001.
Anderson Cooper joined CNN in 2001 and has anchored his own program, "Anderson Cooper 360," since 2003. He has previously served as a correspondent for ABC News and was a foreign correspondent for Channel One News. Cooper has won several awards for his work, including an Emmy. He is noted for his comprehensive and impassioned coverage of Hurricane Katrina. He writes regularly for "Details" magazine.