Last year, when Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast, New York firefighter Michael Redpath's home, including the basement housing his pictures from the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, suffered extensive flood damage.
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Last year, when Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast, New York firefighter Michael Redpath's home, including the basement housing his pictures from the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, suffered extensive flood damage.
Courtesy Michael Redpath
Redpath, a 15-year veteran of the city's fire department, was off duty on September 11, 2001, and was called in that afternoon. He said he was struck by the efforts of police officers, firefighters, iron workers and crane operators.
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Redpath, a 15-year veteran of the city's fire department, was off duty on September 11, 2001, and was called in that afternoon. He said he was struck by the efforts of police officers, firefighters, iron workers and crane operators.
Courtesy Michael Redpath
His partially destroyed photographs encapsulate two traumatic events burned in the minds of New Yorkers.
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His partially destroyed photographs encapsulate two traumatic events burned in the minds of New Yorkers.
Courtesy Michael Redpath
Redpath initially considered showing the photographs for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. But a decade later, he just wasn't ready.
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Redpath initially considered showing the photographs for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. But a decade later, he just wasn't ready.
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A firefighter stands before the World Trade Center rubble at ground zero. The image has scratches and water damage that give it a smoky, three-dimensional feel.
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A firefighter stands before the World Trade Center rubble at ground zero. The image has scratches and water damage that give it a smoky, three-dimensional feel.
Courtesy Michael Redpath
Redpath's photographs are now on display in Manhattan in an installation called "Residual Images."
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Redpath's photographs are now on display in Manhattan in an installation called "Residual Images."
Courtesy Michael Redpath
"I was just trying to convey the scale, which is almost impossible to do," Redpath said.
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"I was just trying to convey the scale, which is almost impossible to do," Redpath said.
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"It was almost like a whole other layer, destruction on destruction. The new images were haunting in their own respect," he said.
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"It was almost like a whole other layer, destruction on destruction. The new images were haunting in their own respect," he said.
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The exhibit is on display at Manhattan's First Park through October 29, the anniversary of Sandy hitting New York.
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The exhibit is on display at Manhattan's First Park through October 29, the anniversary of Sandy hitting New York.
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"It is very powerful. The juxtaposition of the two gets really interesting," said a neighborhood woman.
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"It is very powerful. The juxtaposition of the two gets really interesting," said a neighborhood woman.
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"It brings up bad memories," said another man who walked cautiously toward the projections.
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"It brings up bad memories," said another man who walked cautiously toward the projections.
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Sandy's murky floodwater added what appear to be superimposed black clouds to a photograph that shows piles of rubble and collapsed iron.
9/11 photos damaged by Sandy —
Sandy's murky floodwater added what appear to be superimposed black clouds to a photograph that shows piles of rubble and collapsed iron.
Courtesy Michael Redpath