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 'I've done a lot more listening than photographing': In the words of three WNC photojournalists

Jesse Barber for The Assembly/Jesse Barber for The Assembly

The images of Hurricane Helene told the story of the experiences of many in the storm. BPR reporter Gerard Albert III talked with two photographers and a videographer about documenting the storm: Thomas Flight, Angela Wilhelm and Jesse Barber.

The music in this episode is The Flood by MerylJane.

Thanks for listening. Send us your feedback at news@bpr.org.

Gerard Albert III covers ongoing recovery efforts of Hurricane Helene at the local, state and federal level. He is working with the FRONTLINE PBS Local Journalism Initiative on a year-long reporting project about storm recovery.