Ground Zero
How a Photograph Sent a Message of Hope

One of the iconic photos from 9/11 that focuses on the three firefighters who raised an American flag up a bent pole from a wrecked yacht near the harbor captured American's patriotism and hope for the future among the ruins of that day and was captured by a photographer who kept trying to break in......more

I was sitting in the library when this book caught my eye: Ground Zero. Somehow my eye brushed past the subtitle which is what this book is essentially about: the story of one photograph taken in the aftermath of 9/11 and how it went viral not only the newspapers but pretty much anything it could be......more

Packed with powerful images that capture the devastation of September 11th as well as the hope that rises within Americans in the face of tragedy. While the book does a good job reviewing the main details of what happened during the September 11th attacks, its focus is on how photography captures an......more

Ground Zero, How a Photograph Sent a Message of Hope tells the story of photographer Thomas Franklin’s experience at the wreckage of the World Trade Center, as well as the known backstory behind the 9/11 attacks. The first chapter begins with a summary of the events that occurred on the morning of t......more