<p>In the aftermath of <a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/153841.shtml?gm_psurge">superstorm Sandy</a> on Tuesday, a New Yorker finds that, even in a blacked-out city, a kiosk can find a way to generate light. </p><p> Before and after Sandy struck the northeastern U.S. on Monday and Tuesday, people grabbed their cameras, documented the effects, and shared them online—including these Sandy pictures submitted to <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/myshot/">National Geographic's My Shot photography community</a>. </p><p> (Related: "<a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/11/121101-new-york-city-sandy-hurricane-bight-science-environment-nation/">Why New York City Is the Worst Place for a Hurricane</a>.")</p>

Guiding Light

In the aftermath of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, a New Yorker finds that, even in a blacked-out city, a kiosk can find a way to generate light.

Before and after Sandy struck the northeastern U.S. on Monday and Tuesday, people grabbed their cameras, documented the effects, and shared them online—including these Sandy pictures submitted to National Geographic's My Shot photography community.

(Related: "Why New York City Is the Worst Place for a Hurricane.")

Photograph by Peter Schafer, Your Shot

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