My favorite pictures from 2009

Edison Dardar stands near his bottle collection in his backyard on Isle de Jean Charles, La. Holdouts in the hurricane-damaged Indian village refuse to give in to urges from a tribal chief, scientists and public officials to relocate inland, despite frequent floods and disappearing marshland that brings the Gulf of Mexico closer every year.

At 60, the fisherman who speaks fluent French and English is just now learning how to write his name. It was a privilege to spend a day with him and I hope to have the opportunity to visit again.