article_snippet: In of deadliest and most destructive storms in U.S. history, when the storm hit, photographer Randy Taylor, 59, lost more than 30 years worth of photography work.
article_snippet: The 59-year-old had photographed some of the biggest stories of the 20th Century (from Princess Princess Diana’s pregnancy to Mick Jagger relationship with Jerry Hall), but when Hurricane Sandy struck New York in October 2012, flooding Taylor entire storage facility, almost all of Taylor work was destroyed.
article_snippet: Randy Taylor, 59, lost more than 30 years worth of work covering some of the biggest stories of the 20th Century when Randy Taylor storage facility was flooded .
article_snippet: Drying out: Some of Randy Taylor's pictures drying after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 .
article_snippet: But his legacy of work was swiftly destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, which struck New York in October 2012, flooding the lockup where Taylor kept his archive.
article_snippet: A lifes work: Press clippings from the career of photographer Randy Taylor in a bin of dirty water from the flooding of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 .
article_snippet: Folders containing some of Taylor images are water damaged from the flooding of Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy in 2012 .
article_snippet: Out of the 30,000 photos in his collection, Taylor was only able to save about 300.
article_snippet: Soul-destroying; Press clippings from the career of photographer Randy Taylor photographer Randy Taylor in a bin of dirty water .
article_snippet: Files destroyed in Taylor storage facility after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 .