E.T.Expatriate
UnionSquareSeptember
Visually, this photo isn't much, but what it depicts is invaluable to me. In the days following the tragedy of 9-11, an impromptu shrine grew in the southern end of Union Square, clustered around the statue of George Washington. What started as a one-night candlelight vigil turned into an ongoing ceremony, as hundreds of people stayed in the park keeping thousands of candles burning as long as they could, including myself. I hated the gawkers showing up just to take photos (which only got worse as news crews learned of the shrine and descended on the square en masse) but wanted a photo for myself just the same. At dusk, I smothered the flash on my polaroid and gained this image of the people, the noise and the onlookers all subtracted, leaving only the glowing points of the candles honoring the dead.
UnionSquareSeptember
Visually, this photo isn't much, but what it depicts is invaluable to me. In the days following the tragedy of 9-11, an impromptu shrine grew in the southern end of Union Square, clustered around the statue of George Washington. What started as a one-night candlelight vigil turned into an ongoing ceremony, as hundreds of people stayed in the park keeping thousands of candles burning as long as they could, including myself. I hated the gawkers showing up just to take photos (which only got worse as news crews learned of the shrine and descended on the square en masse) but wanted a photo for myself just the same. At dusk, I smothered the flash on my polaroid and gained this image of the people, the noise and the onlookers all subtracted, leaving only the glowing points of the candles honoring the dead.