October 22, 2006

More reactions to Watching the World Change...

From Matt McCue, New York City:

I was born on 9/11/82 in Iowa, so for the past five years that day has always been an interesting one for me. Since it happened I've had no desire to jump into the deep end of stories from the event that will probably define my generation. However, your book offers a jumping off point and I again, thank you for it.

From Kelly McMasters, New York City:

My husband [took] photographs … that morning from the windows of his Williamsburg painting studio--he caught the entire morning on film from just after the first crash to the clouds of smoke after the last implosion. I was also at the WTC that morning, and had a very difficult time over the past years finding my experience--seeing the jumpers--within the images available in the press. I wanted to share with you an essay I wrote recently about this.
Thank you again for the important work you are doing.

Library Journal writes:
[Starred review] "Friend...presents intensely personal and poignant stories of the photographers who captured these often harrowing images.... This is an imporant book. It will be an asset to any library collection."

And Booklist weighs in:
"Compelling...demonstrat[ing] power and pathos."