"I find the skyline is organic and reflects our collective history," says Photojournalist Jennifer S. Altman to the Phoblographer in an interview. She says this specifically in response to my question about what she feels about a New York without the Twin Towers.
"Often in the darkest of times is when you see the brightest flame," says American photojournalist Matthew McDermott about the spirit of his countrymen that he observed on 9/11. Rushing over to the site of the attack with two cameras and 24 rolls of film, he was one of the last to leave that day.
We've done more than a handful of interviews with photographers about the tragic day that changed the lives of almost everyone around the world. In no particular order, here are five of them
"I came to the realization that my home had been attacked," says NY-based photographer Howard Weiss, about the moment he understood the full impact of the 9/11 attacks. Struggling to fully comprehend the events that just took place, he realized he needed to document them for better understanding.
“George took that picture in 1998,” Phyllis Wrynn, the longtime friend and gallerist of George Forss, who passed away last month at age of 80, remembers. At the time, he was standing in the offices of Woolworth Building, with a clear view of the Twin Towers.
If you were to think about all the things that happened during 9/11, you'd surely consider that there were probably photographers who wanted to get closer to the tragedy to document it but simply couldn't--and that was the situation for David Forrest.