Aftermath - 2011 Edition by Meyerowitz, Joel

Phaidon Press, 2011-06-12. hardcover. New. 11x1x15. Brand New, Gift condition.Tracking Number Included! We Ship Daily.

Phaidon Press Ltd Verlag, 2011. 2011. Hardcover. 275 x 380 mm. A unique visual archive by master photographer Joel Meyerowitz.After the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York on September 11th 2001, the world-renowned photographer Joel Meyerowitz felt compelled to visit the site, to document and record the aftermath of the largest ever attack on US soil. Although initially turned away by police (on the grounds that the site was a crime scene and could not be photographed), Meyerowitz was determined to gain access to the area. Within days he had established strong links with many of the firefighters, policemen and construction workers contributing to the clean up. With their assistance he became the only photographer to be granted unimpeded access to Ground Zero. Once there he systematically began to document the wreckage followed by the necessary demolition, excavation and removal of tens of thousands of tonnes of debris that would transform the site from one of total devastation to level… Read More