Frank Ritter Photography

Months after the 9/11 attack The New York Times wrote an article about two families who lived in the Ground Zero area.  One family left the Ground Zero area to live in the suburbs and another family decided to return to their homes and continue their lives as before.

The Galloways © Photo: Frank Ritter 2004

Over the past nine years I interviewed and photographed the Galloway’s as they recalled the attack and continued to live their lives blocks from Ground Zero.   I interviewed Mr. and Mrs. Galloway on most every 9/11 anniversary as they reflect on the past yearly events occurring in their local neighborhood (the WTC reconstruction) as well as events  in the USA that effected their lives.

To see more of the 9/11 event as witnessed and documented by Jeff Galloway you may also go to http://www.rundog.com/wtc/ph5.html

WTC 9/11/09 copr.FrankRitter

It is with trepidation and hope I will be making my trip down to Ground Zero for the 9^th anniversary of the attack. Even with progress being made it will be bitter sweet as always. For sure the pain of so many will be still evident and not blunted as one might imagine with the passage of nine years.

However it will be impressive to see what was an open pit for so many years evolving into an area which I believe holds great promise. I am looking forward to that experience viewing it through the monitor of my digital Canon 5D Mark II.

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