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2002 Breaking News: World Trade Center Attack:
Sept 11, 2001, dawned clear, a great day for a morning walk. As artist and freelance photographer Steve Ludlum was strolling along the Brooklyn waterfront, he saw smoke pouring from the North Tower of the World Trade center. Ludlum, now sprinting, ran home for his camera. He asked a friend to drive him to Manhattan Bridge, where he found a good view of the World trade Center.
Ludlum rested his zoom lens between a fence's iron railings. He adjusted his camera, unaware that United Flight 175 was headed straight toward the South Tower. A ball of flame appeared in the viewfinder. "Bomb," he thought, releasing the shutter.
His regular photo lab was unreachable. He spent 90 anxious minutes at a one-hour drugstore service, knowing "an artist has one shot at greatness and this was mine." He opened the envelope and exhaled. The negative was sharp. His next stop: The New York Times. |