Ground Zero. I remember going to see the World Trade Center on my first trip to New York City in June of 2001, 3 months prior to 9/11. Last week, on my fifth trip to the big apple, this area couldn't be more different, not just the space where the two buildings stood, but people's attitudes were different. There is still this sense of despair, pain, and sadness, which is completely understandable, myself included. I felt a strong emotional connection to this space when shooting, more than anywhere else before. Looking through the photos afterwards I had chills down my spine as I paired them together as well as seeing my classmates images... tears were welling up in my eyes. The black and white image of the faces hits me the hardest; it is a poster of some of the firefighters who died because of September 11th.
