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. hey Mark....it is so good to hear from you! and I am glad to know that you are doing well....I, as well as many others here at the trib, had no idea that photo is yours. I must say that without your words to back it, I too found it hard to believe. But I am glad to know that it was shot by someone I know and trust to deliver truth. It is quite amazing to say the least. Thank you for sharing with me this letter and letting me know where you are. When I get home I intend to go to your web address and check out more of your stuff. please keep in touch from time to time as it is good to know that one of my fellow RTCers is doing well. I am still hanging in here at the Trib, almost 15 years believe it or not...seems like yesterday that I started here and found you also here. Keep up the good work. Candace -----Original Message----- From: Mark D. Phillips To: Mundy, Candace C. Sent: 9/17/01 9:06 PM Subject: devil photo controversy/I am photographer Candace, I have not been in contact with you for a long time but I find myself in the strange position of having to defend my integrity as a photographer. 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 in the media writing about it 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. AP is making statements about the photograph, without talking to me or defending me. Vin Alabiso has not returned my phone calls. 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 would pass this on to other photographers you know and help me stop 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 09:30:07 -0400 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients mphillips@stellarimages.com September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. cmundy@tampatrib.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