September 11 Digital Archive

671.pjpeg

wtc10_11_01_flowers.jpg

Title

671.pjpeg

Description

A month later on October 11th I felt like I had to visit ground zero. The recovery effort had been going non-stop since that fateful day. Of course most of the public was barricaded from going deeper into the site. I found that the outpouring of missing persons flyers and sentiments of support and mourning had as much if not more of an emotional gravity than the actual devastation.
When I made this photograph I was struck by the vividness of the wilting flowers against concrete and steel as if a testament to hope, support and love no matter what the conditions.

Source

unknown

Media Type

still image

Original Name

wtc10_11_01_flowers.jpg

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

yes

Date Entered

2002-08-20

Citation

“671.pjpeg,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 27, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/35481.