The September 11 Photo Project

by Michael Feldschuh

“I witnessed the fall of the burning towers and death of thousands of people just blocks from where I live. I had taken my camera with me that morning and in a crowd of people took photos while in deep shock, fearing for the lives of those trapped and the rescue workers rushing to save them. I have never felt so helpless in my life.”--Michael Feldschuh During the three months that the September 11 Photo Project was on display at a donated gallery in New York City's SoHo neighborhood, more that forty thousand people visited the space to view the photos and read the words of the project's contributors. The photos in this book, selected from the submissions of more than five hundred photographers, young and old, amateur and professional, give a permanent voice to those who made the September 11 Photo Project what it an attempt to build new understanding from the ashes of what has been. These photographs are presented in the following pages with the words of the photographers, as they appeared in the gallery. The perspectives represented on the gallery walls were as diverse as the photos were haunting. Many visitors went away from the exhibit with a greater understanding of what had occurred and were able to begin the healing of the deep wounds of losing friends and neighbors, of witnessing unfathomable atrocity, of feeling that there was no way to help. Together in this book, these words and images lend insight into this calamitous event and our world as it changed in those terrifying moments on a sunny September morning. The SoHo gallery is closed, but the project continues; the collection has embarked on a nation-wide tour. The September 11 Photo Project will use its proceeds from the sale of this book to continue its mission, and to support the New York City Firefighters Burn Center Foundation.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Reference

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Suz]

I've just realised I read and returned this to work, without rating or reviewing. I will have to re borrow and remedy that after my summer holiday.

My library has a lot to offer on this topic, but I was reading so many at one time I may have felt overwhelmed.

Review to follow next Feb when I am back at work.

[Mgb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Each September 11, I try to take time to read something, to remember. This book puts you in the middle of the chaos in NYC. As the exhibit was developed with photos donated by random people, it focuses on what those people were drawn to. It shows all of the emotions of the day…fear, awe, sadness, confusion, panic, grief, and then anger, hope. Remember.