THE FIRST 36 HOURS: An inside look at Hurricane Sandy by Jeff Pinilla

Creator Q & A: Documenting A Disaster

Capturing the machinations of the natural world is one of the great joys of making video. Occasionally big and potentially dangerous natural phenomena swing through and most of us are best advised to stay safely in our homes.

However, there are a few who buck the conventional wisdom and venture out to record these events in all their real life glory. We reached out to a few notable creators who documented the effects of Hurricane Sandy, head to the Vimeo Video School for their storm-documenting insights >