Falling Man Richard Drew

Falling Man Richard Drew. September 11 attack Photos show true horror of 9/11 The Advertiser The following account from Associated Press photographer Richard Drew is excerpted from the book "September 11: The 9/11 Story, Aftermath and Legacy," an in-depth look at AP's coverage of 9/11 and the events that followed An image from AP photographer Richard Drew's sequence of "The Falling Man" taken at the World Trade Centre on 9/11


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On that day, Drew made one of the most indelible — and harrowing — images of the 21st century. Following the September 11 attacks, Drew continued to photograph and went on to become a Pulitzer Prize -winning photographer.

Richard Drew (born December 6, 1946) is an Associated Press photojournalist Following the September 11 attacks, Drew continued to photograph and went on to become a Pulitzer Prize -winning photographer. Photographer Richard Drew recounts the moment he captured the tragic and iconic image of "Falling Man" during the September 11 attacks.

. Richard Drew/AP Dickerson asked, "When you made the 'Falling Man' picture, did you know that you had done something extraordinary?" Drew said, "I didn't take the picture. More than any other photo from that day, The Falling Man captures the horror of 9/11 and explains the politics of fear that followed from it

. The picture, taken from the corner of Vesey and West Streets in. 12 on page seven of The New York Times, as well as in countless papers across the country and the world.