This 1949 flood-damaged photo released by Herman Leonard Photography, shows Miles Davis at Birdland in New York. The photo was one of 8,000 prints that were destroyed in Leonard's New Orleans home when a levee just a few blocks from him home burst open in the wake of Hurricane Katrina."Water seeped in and stopped around the center of the picture where the face was, and mold started to form. The result is beautiful," Leonard says, joking, "It's mother nature and Herman Leonard. AP Photo logo AP Photo 32 months ago

This 1949 flood-damaged photo released by Herman Leonard Photography, shows Miles Davis at Birdland in New York. The photo was one of 8,000 prints that were destroyed in Leonard's New Orleans home when a levee just a few blocks from him home burst open in the wake of Hurricane Katrina."Water seeped in and stopped around the center of the picture where the face was, and mold started to form. The result is beautiful," Leonard says, joking, "It's mother nature and Herman Leonard.

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