Re: I am the "devil" photo photographer

Re: I am the "devil" photo photographer

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2001-09-17

This should work fine. Thanks for contacting me. Have you heard from many other papers? <br><br>"Mark D. Phillips" wrote:<br><br>>Could you reprint what I have on my website? It follows: <br><br>>____________<br>>September 15, 2001<br><br>>On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, an act of terrorism was committed against the United States. <br><br>>As a photojournalist for over 20 years, I have photographed many horrifying events, but nothing prepared me for the two hours that took place Tuesday morning. I cried as I shot the photographs of the towers burning. Never in my wildest imagination did I expect one of these photographs to cause a stir beyond the horror of what occurred. <br><br>>Through a split second of a camera's shutter, I captured an image that many people are saying shows the face of the devil on the side of the burning tower. The image was also seen in videotape. I cannot explain how or why this happened, but those who think I somehow doctored the photograph are wrong. <br><br>>No matter what is made out of this photograph, we cannot forget the loss suffered by the families in this disaster. In my neighborhood in Brooklyn, we have signs and photographs of missing loved ones posted by the subway entrances. Every time you leave the house, you hear another heart-wrenching story from your neighbor. The NYC Fire Department suffered devastating losses among its men stationed in our area. We mourn for each one. <br><br>>As the towers burned, it was not a possibility in any of our minds that they could collapse. I thought I was taking photographs of the worst building fire in my career. The fire department would control and extinguish the fires, I thought, and the towers would be rebuilt. But that was not to be. <br><br>>This was a monstrous act of evil.<br><br>>Mark D. Phillips<br>>President, StellarImages<br>>www.stellarimages.com<br><br>>-------------------------<br><br>>>On second thought ... Want to try a letter to the editor? I'll consider printing it if you want to write something short. <br><br>>>"Mark D. Phillips" wrote:<br><br>>>>I just read comments by your reporter Bryce Hoffman about the photograph that I shot and sent to AP that everyone is saying contains the "face of Satan." I would appreciate your help in getting my response out on this photograph. AP never bothered to talk to me and send a quote from me about this picture. <br><br>>>>I have been inundated with email from the world and have posted an open letter regarding the photo on http://www.stellarimages.com and http://www.markdphillips.com. <br><br>>>>Any help you can provide is appreciated. <br><br>>>>Sincerely,<br>>>>Mark D. Phillips<br>>>>President, StellarImages<br>>>>http://www.stellarimages.com<br>>>>718-858-8980<br>>>>Brooklyn, NY<br>

Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:22:40 -0400

Re: I am the "devil" photo photographer