Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Satan in the Smoke" Emails Description An account of the resource On the morning of September 11, immediately after two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, photojournalist Mark D. Phillips took a picture that would prove to be one of the most evocative and disputed images of that tragic day. Many peple later construed the image of the smoke in his photo of the burning buildings to compose the face of Satan. These e-mails related to this picture provide a revealing portal into Americans' responses to the attacks in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Mark, I'll post your message and URL to the NPPA list tonight. I looked on Poynter but couldn't find the story. Guess I didn't look hard enough. At least they are inlcuding your input. So. Not that you want it, but have the supermarket tabloids contacted you yet? Sean <------> Sean D. Elliot The Day s.elliot@theday.com <------> Director National Press Photographers Association Region One <------> >---------- >From: Mark D. Phillips >Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 2:25 PM To: Elliot, Sean >Subject: RE: devil photo controversy/I am photographer >Sean, >Thanks for responding to me. I would appreciate anything that you can do. Post it on the discussion list. I am amazed at the need to defend my reputation at a time like this. Send them to my site so they can read my side of this. >Thanks so much, >Mark >BYTW: It is still on Poynter, but they posted my response on Robenesko and are procucing a follow up. >>Mark, >>I hope in the time it's taken me to respond you've found some >satisfaction. >>I certainly think someone should have talked to you in the process of discussing your photo, the image in the smoke and any question of manipulation. It is a pretty poor example of journalism to have done otherwise. >>That said, I notice the story and photo are no longer on the Poynter web site. I'm not sure this qualifies as a suitable solution. I doubt I'll be any help getting to talk to Vin Alabiso. I would be glad to post a letter from you to the NPPA's discussion list. That would at least get your >voice >>heard by a couple thousand photojournalists. >>I'm open to any other ideas you might have. >>Sean >><------> >>Sean D. Elliot >>The Day >>s.elliot@theday.com >><------> >>Director >>National Press Photographers Association Region One >><------> >>>---------- >>>From: Mark D. Phillips >>>Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 8:33 PM To: s.elliot@theday.com >>>Cc: melsean@ctol.net >>>Subject: devil photo controversy/I am photographer >>>Sean, >>>I have not been a member of the NPPA since 1994(?) but I feel I must contact you. I was a member of the organization for over 15 years. I >shot >>>the photograph of the World Trade Center burning that people are saying >or >>>implying was digitally manipulated to include the face of the devil. >>>As the photographer at the forefront of a controversy, I find it >amazing >>>that NO ONE has bothered to talk to me about this image and give me the opportunity to defend my reputation. I would never "doctor" an image. >The >>>"face of the devil" occurred. >>>I sold this image to the AP for one time use prior to knowing it >contained >>>anything beside the twin towers burning. I transmitted this photo only minutes after it was shot. >>>As a photographer for three newspapers, The Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, I am amazed that anyone could call my reputation into question. I was inundated with email through my company website, http://www.stellarimages.com, to the point where I had to put up an >open >>>letter bringing everyone back to the fact that it is a photograph, not >a >>>religious or moral statement. Everyone has to look at this photograph >and >>>decide on their own what it shows. >>>Vin Alabiso still has not returned my calls. He is making statements >when >>>he never talked to me. I stand by my reputation of 25 years. I am no longer in the "news" business, starting an Internet company in 1994, >but >>>everyone I have worked with in the news industry knows the high >standards >>>I maintain. >>>I invite you to read my open letter on http://www.stellarimages.com or http://www.markdphillips.com and would hope that you could contact me >to >>>discuss this. It has left a very bad taste in my mouth. >>>Sincerely, >>>Mark D. Phillips >>>President, StellarImages >>>718-858-8980 (work) >>>718-522-1341 (home - here now) September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:16:11 -0400 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients "'Mark D. Phillips'" <mphillips@stellarimages.com> September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. "Elliot, Sean" <S.Elliot@theday.com> September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. RE: devil photo controversy/I am photographer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RE: devil photo controversy/I am photographer 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-09-18