Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Sept. 28 and, less than one week later, seasoned Knox News photojournalist Saul Young went to document the aftermath − to share the stories of those who survived and paint a picture of the heartbreaking devastation.

Young left for Florida Oct. 3 and made the voyage home nine days later, stopping in Atlanta to rest and for a phone interview about his experience.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

How many natural disasters have you covered in the past?

Young: In recent memory, this would be my third one. The first one was about a week after the tornadoes leveled Mayfield, Kentucky, and that was … last December. And then I was in Eastern Kentucky about a week after the flooding of the small communities in that area. I did cover some of the aftermath of the Gatlinburg fires, but not as directly as I have these two disasters and, now, Hurricane Ian in Florida.