I'm a good and dear friend of dwayne hills and wife melanie hills.we are both survivers of katrina seperated but never forgotten from the disaters from katrina,everyday i think about going home but,just hearing about whats going on down there makes me scared don't get me wrong i don't really like texas ,but it's home for me now.Dwayne and Melanie Hills is my family no matter where they are i really wish we were closer .God bless until we are reunited again Dwayne and Melanie i love yall Shannon Dalcour and Family

I'm a good and dear friend of dwayne hills and wife melanie hills.we are both survivers of katrina seperated but never forgotten from the disaters from katrina,everyday i think about going home but,just hearing about whats going on down there makes me scared don't get me wrong i don't really like texas ,but it's home for me now.Dwayne and Melanie Hills is my family no matter where they are i really wish we were closer .God bless until we are reunited again Dwayne and Melanie i love yall Shannon Dalcour and Family

dwayne this is rere you too some nice photos. Keep it up.

MY SON ...WAS LIVING IN THE ST BERNARD PARISH....HE LOST EVERYTHING..HE LIVES IN TEXAS NOW..HES 18.....GOD BLESS HIM...MAURICE MICHEAL..FAULKNER....SURVIVOR OF KATRINA...

This distructive event has displaced so many families and the thought of this hurts my heart. I know that many people have raised monies and offered donations but there are still so many that are living in devastation. I only pray that we will understand God's lesson though this.
Peace and love to you

BREATHTAKING PHOTOGRAPHS!!

WOW, AMAZING...GOES 2 SHOW THAT U SHOULDN'T TAKE LIFE 4 GRANTED...4 REAL...

great photos man...

Wow...the pictures are so real..God Bless who have been a Victim to this...My heart goes out!

RE-NEW ORLEANS

I'm not a guest in this City of New York anymore. I know call it my home. Please visit the organization I've set up. If anyone here is in the entertainment industry (NYC)... I need your help

www.aidnola.org

sign up in forums please...

P.S. Dwayne, as a fellow photographer and New Orleanian... Anything I can do to help

zach@aidnola.org

PEACE

GOD IS REAL

New Orleans, Mississippi, and Alabama we are praying for you.

I'm with Mrs.Evans......I too have been pretty speechless through this whole ordeal. It's mind boggling...almost overwhelming! I can't believe I planned and paid for a trip to New Orleans for my birthday(July 3) and didn't go. Now I'll never get to see it (as it was, with all that history and historical landmarks). That alone is so unreal to me! All the victims are now and forever in my prayers. Keep the faith and don't give up!! He knows of your struggle just be patient!!!

I just went to New Orleans over the Thanksgiving Day break and while its getting better (Jackson Square is up and mobile) the city is still under ruins and looks like a third war country

Bitter sweet are the times. New Orleans will always be known for life, culture, expression, devastation, and also uncomprehendable pain. My heart goes out to those gone and those blessed to survive. BY THE WAY I LOVE THE DEPT AND TEXTURES AND EMOTIONS EMBODIED BY THE BLACK AND WHITE

D, send my best wishes to Dwanye and his family, i could only imagine what they are going through after that terrible storm. also if you can pass on my infor to dwayne I would like to see more of his work, maybe i can get you and him to Beantown to do some work. keep up the good work. You definitely are true artist. Stay in touch.

Peace, Matt Simmons

I live in the uk and seeing the pictures on the news was very frighting of what we are all doing to the planet by destoring it and our selfs at the same time and govements not helping around the world just thinking of money and not us or the planet I pray for the all the peoplie who were involvied in these desartorys who died and that are still liveing very good pics D nice brings it all home to us more.I have your frist album on vanyl They call me D nice a real claasic I rember you done one tune after that album good to see you are still rhayming shame your not doing stuff with Krs 1 any more I seen him play in Bristol in the uk in 1989 was a real good exprince for more Ive been into hip hop since 83 and startied buying records in 1986 iam now makeing my own music and iam looking for exeprinced mc,s like you to work with me on my hip hop projects my tunes are on www.soundclick.com serch in artist for GEEBEATS get back to me if you are intrstied peace Geebeats

From 1 D to another...Hurricane Hugo(cat 40) hit my city, Charleston, SC several years ago, then on the next week it snowed. A hurricane humbles you because the only solace you have is your life and the presence of God. Once you let go of the material stuff, then you realize the blessings of a fresh start, a new perspective, and the goodness of others. We are better off because of Hugo and believe it or not richer!

D the L.C.again you got some tight ass PIC

I REALLY CAN'T BELIVE THAT SO MUCH HAS HAPPEN TO THE USA YET NONE OF US FALL AS THEY WANT US TO LIKE THEY SAY UNITED WE STAND ALWAYS AND FOREVER GOD BLESS US ALL AND THOSE WHO LIVED THROUGH IT ALL AS THEY SAY WHEN ONE DOOR IS CLOSED THE WINDOW SOME HOW OPENS MUCH LOVE TO YOU ALL

Dwayne, I know there are two sides to Katrina, sadness and joy. Joy to still be here and testify, sadness of the devastation. Lets pray directly for Dwayne, his loved ones and victims. Support KANYE WEST!!! We need more black men to stand up and speak up for what's wrong and right. LIKE SOS, support truth.

Sad, my heart goes out to him and his family. Wish a lot more could be done. From here Ill give my requests to the almighty.
God Bless!

it's always sureal when you see photos and video fotage of new orleans. Like many, I went to the Essence Music Festival in July, and enjoyed my stay in New Orleans. To see some of the streets and places my girlfriend and I visited destoyed, I can't explain the feeling. It was a last minute decision to go to New Orleans, and we are glad we made that choice. Because in life you never know whats going to happen and it confirm to us that we never sould take anything for granted. My prayers go out to all those affected by the Hurricane

dwayne is my uncle...d-nice i wanna thank you for showing your love and support through all that my family and i are going through. from the center (bottom) of my heart...THANK YOU!

I continue to pray for everyone.

Words can not express those fliks. They are really mind blowin. I just wanna say briefly, May God bless you and your family and so the many people who are going thru these rough times. I will continue to pray for all of us. The tiny things we wine about...is really nothing. There is so much for all of us to be greatful for.

Peace & Blessings to everyone.

I really am lost for words after seeing the damage that has been! All we can do is pray, pray, and pray! God is everything and without him we are nothing!

Wow coming from NYC you never see anything like
that. Thanks for showing us the pictures and may god bless you.

D; please forward my contact to Dwayne Hill and his family. I have tons of clothes i could donate to he and his family personally. I've been collecting clothes from all my fashionista friends (who closets are packed including me)that i'd barrell and ship directly to any victum in need.

Sugar@nextel.blackberry.net
Manager/KOCH Entertainment
845 416 7809

Please let me know if i can help out.

Nice Work with the Fifty Flick (that's whoa)

this is terrible tragedy, we need to look at life how it is and not take our lives for granted and thank GOD for letting us wake up everyday and praise him, good job D-nice keep up the good work.

hey i heard of dnice by koste. im glad you sent me your journal even though i never met you. Your site is nice.

yea i went to mardi gras in 2004 thats just insane how everything happened like that. i hope that everyone is safe and secure.

ps Dwayne Hills please please watermark your photos or at least put a slab over your photos saying hills prop. i mean it only takes a few mins with photoshop. peoplemight use your photos and its not fair when that is your work.

Thank you for sahring you art and reportage through such a life changing time... your courage is felt and the pictures although echo the pain and emptiness of a town temporarily ripped of it's soul, are beautiful and still, full of emotion and a cold, true reflection of the aftermath of natures wrath. I have peace in sprititual fulfillment, your family bond, love and the knowledge that your heart & mind are priceless.

I would like to thank you all for your kind words and prayers, most of all Mr.Derrick Jones for displaying my photos on his site. This tragic event has left my family homeless but not hopeless. Through the help of a Houston attorney Tiffany Reedy and a New York based attorney whom I only know by her first name Keshia we have acquired clothing, furniture and new outlook on life. Despite all the negative publicity African Americans have been recieving in the press (which we know the media only displays the negative) my heart is warm with the unity and sincere compasion I have felt from each of you and those whom have helped me. In conclusion I am blessed to have my health and family - and also the privilege of meeting and befriending you all.

God Bless

As one of the previous comments stated, I am numb and compassion fatigue hardly even fits my crying spells. Dwanyne Hill, I want you to know that we know that the Red Cross just like FEMA is not prepared. I wouldn't be surprise if they take the director of Red Cross out of her seat just as they did Mike Brown, former FEMA director. If your family are not getting the assistance they need, I want you to know that there are organizations and individuals that refuse to send money to Red Cross due to the findings that food and money are not being distributed due to red tape. Please take the time to find churches that are giving money directly to the victims. I reside in Raleigh, NC and my church have adopted some families. The BLACK churches have really done God's work. We have given them new apartments, some fully furnished and some where they picked out their own furniture, new (used) cars, and new jobs. I say that not to boast but to let you know that there are people out here who want to see where their money is going. People can send donations all day but the question at the end of the day: Is the money really getting to the PEOPLE?

God Bless

i just want to say my prayers go out to Dwayne and his family. Only the strong survive. Have faith and things will get better.

i lived in new orleans from 1972-1980, in algiers. it's been difficult and sad to see the city of my youth in such pain. i'm glad she's off the operating table, but there are still a lot of surgeries to go before she's well again. but she'll never be quite back to normal.

Every victim of such tragedies are in my prayers, trust God through it.

When U sleep and wake in the morning, please remember to give thanks to the Almighty...whatever U may call him, Jah, Allah, Christo, Buddha. Be grateful for those less fortunate, because at times we may think things are going bad, but the are many who have have it alot worse.

Peace and Blessings!

I have been pretty much speechless about all of these events since they happened, it's just unbelievable...words don't seem to be enough to express the magnitude of the situation. These photos are extrordinary and I'm glad that Mr. Hills has an outlet to release them to share his visual narration with the rest of us. My heart and prayers go out to his family and all who have suffered loss as a result of this natural and national disaster.

My heart goes out to Dwayne and his Family. I hope that he is able to find order and stability in his life again very soon. I will conitnue to pray for all the Families that were affected by Hurricane Katrina. Please continue and be Strong!!

For everyone who views these pictures..please pray for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita, and for those who aren't..Count Your Many Blessings!
One.

damn! and to think life is easy....live hard and have fun while you can. Give THANKS!

Tight, wish I could have gotten down there