Visiting the Visitors: Photographs at the 9/11 Memorial
A visitor takes pictures of the North Pool at the National 9/11 Memorial. Photo: Shaughn and John On the day of the attacks, twenty years ago, we were all counseled to stay away from downtown. Among so many other shocking moments that day, that one sticks out in my mind: when the official advice came over the TV to “evacuate Lower Manhattan.” (How would you even do that, I wondered.) Over the next days, civic resources were strained well past their limits, and officials admonished us: If you don’t need to be downtown, let the first responders do their work. Don’t come to gawk....