USA. New York City. September 11, 2001. Liberty Plaza. © Susan Meiselas/Magnum Photos

Nine years have passed since Sept. 11, 2001, when hijacked-plane attacks killed 2,973 innocent people (excluding the 19 hijackers) at New York’s World Trade center, at the Pentagon, and in rural Pennsylvania. By now, the story of this day has been burned into our collective memory, but few have seen New York from the perspective of Magnum photographers. On that tragic morning, eleven members of the legendary photo agency immediately dispersed from their monthly meeting in New York to document as the events unfolded, risking their own lives to record the incomprehensible. From their various vantage points we are transported to Ground Zero to witness the destruction of the World Trade Center, the buildings' implosion which sent thousands fleeing from debris through the streets, and the exodus out, only to return to the scene in quiet observation and admiration of the rescue workers whose jobs have only begun and of the mourners who have been gathering in bewildering grief.

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New York September 11 by Magnum Photographers

Of the many books related to the tragedy of September 11, this book stands out as haunting tribute to the city, to the emergency workers, to the dead, and to the Towers themselves. In 70 color and 20 b&w photos the Magnum Photographers capture the terrible destruction and, as in a shot of a sunset seen through the Ground Zero dust cloud the terrible beauty of that day. As a tribute to the World Trade Center's noted place in history, "New York September 11", also includes some of the most beloved photographs of the Twin Towers taken by Magnum over the last quarter of a century. Featuring photos by Steve McCurry, Susan Meiselas, Alex Webb and other Magnum icons, this book is the ultimate testimonial to the ordeal of September 11th.

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