Steve McCurry's haunting image of a lone firefighter amid the ruins of ground zero. On September 11, 2001, Magnum photographers, in New York for a meeting, witnessed the events of the day. CNN's Ray Sanchez spoke with a few of those photographers about the images they captured, which were published in a book called "New York September 11."
Steve McCurry's haunting image of a lone firefighter amid the ruins of ground zero. On September 11, 2001, Magnum photographers, in New York for a meeting, witnessed the events of the day. CNN's Ray Sanchez spoke with a few of those photographers about the images they captured, which were published in a book called "New York September 11."
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Magnum photographer Steve McCurry captures volcanic-like eruption of debris from the north tower raining down over lower Manhattan. A thick plume of gray smoke stained a clear blue sky.
Magnum photographer Steve McCurry captures volcanic-like eruption of debris from the north tower raining down over lower Manhattan. A thick plume of gray smoke stained a clear blue sky.
Steve McCurry/Magnum Photos
Cleanup crews are seen -- in Steve McCurry's photo -- beginning to clear a mountain of wreckage from the collapse of the towers.
Cleanup crews are seen -- in Steve McCurry's photo -- beginning to clear a mountain of wreckage from the collapse of the towers.
Steve McCurry/Magnum Photos
A message scrawled in the ashes is captured by Magnum's Alex Webb.
A message scrawled in the ashes is captured by Magnum's Alex Webb.
Alex Webb/Magnum Photos
A mother gently tends to her baby on a Brooklyn rooftop as smoke envelops lower Manhattan. "There's some sense that, 'Well, this is the world he is coming into,'" Alex Webb says.
A mother gently tends to her baby on a Brooklyn rooftop as smoke envelops lower Manhattan. "There's some sense that, 'Well, this is the world he is coming into,'" Alex Webb says.
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Ruins litter the streets of lower Manhattan after the collapse of the towers. (Steve McCurry)
Ruins litter the streets of lower Manhattan after the collapse of the towers. (Steve McCurry)
Steve McCurry/Magnum Photos
Steve McCurry captures a procession of firefighters entering ground zero.
Steve McCurry captures a procession of firefighters entering ground zero.
Steve McCurry/Magnum Photos
The World Financial Center is covered in debris and ash. (Steve McCurry)
The World Financial Center is covered in debris and ash. (Steve McCurry)
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A dazed man picks up a paper that was blown out of the towers in this image by Magnum's Larry Towell.
A dazed man picks up a paper that was blown out of the towers in this image by Magnum's Larry Towell.
Larry Towell/Magnum Photos
Magnum's Gilles Peress catches the ashen ruins on the streets around the World Trade Center.
Magnum's Gilles Peress catches the ashen ruins on the streets around the World Trade Center.
Gilles Peress/Magnum Photos
A pair of masked firefighters near the site of the north tower collapse. "They were the only ones who stayed," Gilles Peress says of the firefighters and other first responders.
A pair of masked firefighters near the site of the north tower collapse. "They were the only ones who stayed," Gilles Peress says of the firefighters and other first responders.
Gilles Peress/Magnum Photos
Paramedics lift a victim onto an ambulance for transport to a hospital. (Gilles Peress)
Paramedics lift a victim onto an ambulance for transport to a hospital. (Gilles Peress)
Gilles Peress/Magnum Photos
People use masks made out of clothing to protect themselves from dust after the collapse. (Gilles Peress)
People use masks made out of clothing to protect themselves from dust after the collapse. (Gilles Peress)
Gilles Peress/Magnum Photos
Of the 2,753 people who perished in New York, 343 were firefighters, 23 were police officers and 37 were officers with the Port Authority. (Gilles Peres)
Of the 2,753 people who perished in New York, 343 were firefighters, 23 were police officers and 37 were officers with the Port Authority. (Gilles Peres)
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