Photo round-ups tend to go for larger-than life visuals. And many wind up featuring the same shots—because even in a 24/7 world, there are only<br /><br /><br />
so many iconic events. We chose, instead, to search for less prominent moments, where the camera has captured the essence of a life-changing moment, where the memory will live long after the news cycle has moved on
Residents look over the remains of burnt homes in the Rockaways section of New York after Hurricane Sandy battered the East Coast, shutting down transportation and businesses, and leaving hundreds of thousands without power