My day-to-day role as the deputy executive photo editor was to make sure we had strong coverage from everywhere news in the broad sense was occurring. For more behind-the-scenes interviews with photographers, sign up for our photo newsletter, JPG. These interviews have been edited and condensed for clarity. Here’s the backstory on how some of the most iconic images from that day were made. Photographers risked their lives to make images that they knew would change our understanding of the world, even if they could not imagine how. 11 was one of the last predigital news events, an important distinction - before the modern internet, people primarily got their information from mainstream news outlets, meaning the narrative of the attacks was broadly consistent, and images from the Associated Press and the New York Times had more meaning in the public sphere. Twenty years later, in the era of smartphones and constant notifications, it is hard to fathom rushing to a scene without any idea of what was happening and then capturing pictures on film. We spoke with 15 photographers and editors about what it was like to cover the deadliest terrorist attack in US history and what their images mean now. They are still shocking and important because they helped shape the narrative of the past two decades. The photos from that day are indelible, the result of dozens of photographers running toward carnage and chaos to document a pivotal point in history. ![]() Everyone watched, horrified, as planes crashed, towers burned, and the illusion so many had that the United States was invincible was brutally and tragically shattered on 9/11.
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