Friday, September 01, 2006
Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11 - Digital Journalist and Vanity Fair
[This photo essay and book] examines a week's photo trove, from September 11 to September 17, 2001. The book, released to coincide with the fifth anniversary of 9/11, reveals the untold tales behind dozens of images, from the point of view of photographers and the unknown citizens in their pictures, from firefighters and politicians, from first responders and the relatives of the deceased who have used photographs to help them mourn, to heal, and to understand the unimaginable.
There is the story of Jean Coleman, a Connecticut realtor, who recognized her two sons, Keith and Scott, in a news photo, gasping for air in the windows of the 104th floor of Tower One. And the story of Frank Culbertson, the astronaut who videotaped the World Trade Center's smoke plumes from 250 miles up in space. There is the story of Lisa Palazzo, who turned her house into something of a photo shrine to her husband, Tommy. And the story of Bill Biggart and Glen Pettit, two photographers who got too close, perishing as the north tower plummeted above them. ...
[This photo essay and book] examines a week's photo trove, from September 11 to September 17, 2001. The book, released to coincide with the fifth anniversary of 9/11, reveals the untold tales behind dozens of images, from the point of view of photographers and the unknown citizens in their pictures, from firefighters and politicians, from first responders and the relatives of the deceased who have used photographs to help them mourn, to heal, and to understand the unimaginable.
There is the story of Jean Coleman, a Connecticut realtor, who recognized her two sons, Keith and Scott, in a news photo, gasping for air in the windows of the 104th floor of Tower One. And the story of Frank Culbertson, the astronaut who videotaped the World Trade Center's smoke plumes from 250 miles up in space. There is the story of Lisa Palazzo, who turned her house into something of a photo shrine to her husband, Tommy. And the story of Bill Biggart and Glen Pettit, two photographers who got too close, perishing as the north tower plummeted above them. ...
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