"The one image that's been causing a lot of discussion is one image that I shot of a man falling head-first from the building, before the buildings fell down. He was trapped in the fire, and decided to jump and take his own life, rather than being burned"
- Richard Drew
About this Quote
This quote by Richard Drew talks to the disaster of the occasions of September 11th, 2001. The picture of a guy dropping head-first from the structure is an effective pointer of the anxiety and despair that lots of people really felt when faced with the terrorist assaults. The male in the photo was caught in the fire and selected to take his very own life instead of suffer the misery of being burned active. This image is a plain suggestion of the human expense of the strikes and also the nerve of those who encountered the supreme sacrifice. It is a reminder of the courage and also resilience of the human spirit in the face of tragedy. The picture is a powerful reminder of the misfortune of September 11th as well as the guts of those who encountered it.
"Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage"