Journalism students at Florida Gulf Coast University , in collaboration with The News-Press and Naples Daily News, are creating “then and now” videos using Hurricane Ian archive photos.
The photojournalism class, led by Professor Judd Cribbs, started meeting on Aug. 19, the beginning of the fall semester at FGCU. There are 12 students in the class.
Each student is being assigned a selection of different photos to study. These are mostly photos near and on Fort Myers Beach that were taken in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ian . Ian slammed SWFL on Sept. 28, 2022. Part of the student analysis is to look at angles and composition. In some cases, Google Earth is being used to zoom in and take closer looks at the specific places, like buildings and other landmarks…