September 11, 2001 - a photo on Flickriver

September 11, 2001

This is a photo-journal of my experience on 9/11/2001.

On the day of the World Trade Center attack, I was living inside what is now known as "Ground Zero". My apartment, in this picture, is one of the buildings closer to the WTC on the left side.

I found myself shooting these photographs as the entire event unfolded. Running from the falling tower, I was evacuated to New Jersey on a tugboat from Battery Park.

This photo journal is my way of sharing my experience with other people. Please feel free to share it with others. If it makes a difference, if it reaches one more person who may take away something from it, I am grateful. If you feel so inclined, I would be happy to hear from you (whether it be your experience, or otherwise - and many thanks to those who have sent me kind thoughts and wishes through this ordeal).

I revisited the whole ordeal a year later. I will try to link the comparison images along the way, but you can see the entire set here.

See this very location in a blizzard, just 9 months prior, "WTC in the Snow".

[Text of series edited, revised to include links to comparison shots in other sets. 8.24.06]

My photo journal was turned into a "featured story" for the National 9/11 Memorial Museum's online collection. You can see what they did with it, here.

The 10 year mark. I retraced my footsteps, in a follow-up, here.

Taken on: September 11, 2001

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Sets appears in: • 9/11 WTC Attack Photojournal

Groups appears in: • New York City • memento mori. more » • Say NO to ALL terrorism; Flickrians for peace! • World Trade Center • 1 day we'll have the most photos on Flickr « less

Camera: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD E-10, f/4.0, 1/250 sec, 9mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD E-10
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	9mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Spot
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	42-0120
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