Steve McCurry's memories of 9/11
"For years after 9/11 I couldn’t bear to look at my pictures, they were left in the filing cabinet unedited. Looking at them now it’s almost like an out of body experience. It’s hard to believe that it happened and that I was there."
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This week Steve McCurry opened the files on his 9/11 photographs. In this exclusive video interview with Phaidon, the legendary photographer talks us through his memories of that day and the lasting impact it had on him. Some of the photographs featured in it have never been seen before.
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