Story of a photographer that died in 9/11

[daaaveman]

Very interesting. Here's the link.

http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0111/biggart_intro.htm

[Mills]

I have seen this. Quite a story. Take the time to read it.

[Jesper]

I've seen the remains of his camera that you see in the article last year when I was in Washington - in one of the museums there was a special exhibition about 9/11 at that time. There were also prints of his images saved from his camera. It also makes me think of this news item which I saw this morning: Digital memories survive extremes (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939333.stm)

[Lamplight]

Wow, and incredible story and some breathtaking images. :( In one shot you can actually see one of the towers just starting to collapse. :shock: I've never seen anything but video of that happening. Thanks for posting this.

[cmM]

a sad story...

I admire such devotion to photography (or any other profession for that matter). This guy was fearless. I would have probably been running away if I were in Manhattan at that time. This man ran towards smoke and falling buildings.

[Penguin_101_1]

I will NEVER forget!

:cry:

God bless America!

[Big WIll]

Just found this thread after searching for "Falling Man" the photograph of a worker from the Trade Centre falling from the building.

Amazing link in the first post.

With reference to the "The Falling Man" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falling_Man

I just watched "The Falling Man" on Channel 4, in the UK

[the_incubus]

oh boy. I mean what can you say about a story like this. He was so dedicated to capturing history that he gave his life for it. He is a true photojournalist and after reading this one of the best.

[Big WIll]

Amazing the photographs he captured as well, right to the last minute.

A true hero, but one of many on that day, week, month, year.

[Barb42]

American Photo printed a photo of the camera on the front cover of one of its issues. I put it away for safe keeping. Its one of the most moving things I have ever seen.

[Miyagi-san]

wow............!!!!!!!

[3Turner]

Wow...that is a very moving story. A journalist until the end.

[SHULTSIE!!!]

Why shall we stop at photojournalist alone... how about a true American? I'm sorry for the loss, but what a way to go...

[cosworth]

So many stories that have never been told that day. My wife lost everything in 9/11. she never did get back to her apartment. Yikes.

I recall seeing a TV spot on a woman walking blocks away that was hit by one of the engines. Her body was reconstructed and the first words outof her mouth after she was told what happened were "did yo umake my butt smaller?"

gusto

I still to this day can't find any reference to her online and I alway wanted to see more of her story. Survivors tell the story the perished demand be heard.

[sadatk]

Wow

http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0111/images/Biggart1836.jpg

His last photo. All the exif is there too.

"And then you see the last frame that nobody else will ever have. You see the honeycomb pieces of the first building... and we see half of the hotel that was destroyed as well. After the second building fell, the hotel, the Marriott I think, was gone. You see it cut in half from what fell from the first building and it is time stamped 10:28 and 24 seconds. Basically that time stamp is the end, because at 10:30 is when the second building came down.