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"'The crystalline images of September 11 soon became blurred, either by hysteria or by exploitation or by a certain reticence that mutated into near denial. At last we have a book that looks steadily through the lens and does not flinch, but which cancels voyeurism by its care and measure and by the multiplicity of its perspectives.' - Christopher Hitchens '...impressively researched...Friend communicates a profound knowledge and love of photography.' -British Journalism Review 'Friend's excellent writing conveys more of the truth of the day than photographs can.'- Garrison Keillor, The New York Times"
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"Watching the World Change" is a unique and powerfully affecting account of the most universally observed news event in human history: the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001. David Friend tells the stories behind the images that altered our sense of our world forever, from the happen stance shots taken by standers as the first tower was struck to the scene of three firemen raising the Stars and Stripes at the site that would soon be known as Ground Zero. He gives us the experiences of the photographers and rescuers, victims and survivors. He shows how advances in television, digital photography, and the Internet produced an effect whereby more than two billion people saw the terrible events as they happened. He explores the controversy about whether images of 9/11 are redemptive or exploitative, and he shows how photographs help us to witness, to grieve, and finally to understand the unimaginable.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found David Friend's book to be a thoroughly gripping analysis of Tuesday, September 11 2001 and the six days that followed - but through a perspective that has yet to be employed with such detail. Not only does he transport you so you are standing shoulder to shoulder with photographers, journalists, bystanders, and others, but he writes in such a manner that you'll be hard-pressed to put the book down once you've picked it up.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book wasn't what I thought it would be. I was excepting a minute by minute account of 9/11 so that I could further my knowledge on the subject, this being said I would suggest the documentary 9/11.
With mistakes aside this book focuses on media and photography which is fascinating, for the first 100 pages or so, soon it becomes the same story written from a different view, the first plane hit, they picked up thier camera and ran into the chaos and then spent the next 4 years wondering if they should release the images, it was a tough read that didn't engage me enough to complete the book, Due to this I would say, borrow it, read the first chapter then buy it.
On the other hand the images that are featured inside are wonderful (as it can be when so many people lost there lifes) and bone chilling.
With mistakes aside this book focuses on media and photography which is fascinating, for the first 100 pages or so, soon it becomes the same story written from a different view, the first plane hit, they picked up thier camera and ran into the chaos and then spent the next 4 years wondering if they should release the images, it was a tough read that didn't engage me enough to complete the book, Due to this I would say, borrow it, read the first chapter then buy it.
On the other hand the images that are featured inside are wonderful (as it can be when so many people lost there lifes) and bone chilling.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
The Photos And Stories of 9-11
2 Sep 2006
Format:Hardcover
Mr. Friend has written a wide-ranging analysis of 9-11 through his interpretation of the photographic record. Frame by frame, he gives a mini-discourse on the meaning of each photo then and subsequent political interpretations. "Watching the World Change" is not a book one will read straight through -- not given the images. It is a volume to ponder and think upon. For further viewing, the best photographic record is "Here is New York" (2002) with its nearly 1,000 photos of 9-11 and the days to follow. No commentary is necessary for this book.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Incredible writing
12 Sep 2006
Format:Hardcover
This book should become required reading for the professional photographers. It also is one of the best written books I have ever read . This author takes you with him to point you feel you are witnessing the events of 9/11 and the aftermath along with the actual people of New York. I wish I had the money to buy a copy of this book for all the people who have not yet read it.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A New Look At 9/11
29 May 2006
Format:Hardcover
A compelling and unique perspective on the World Trade Center terrorist attack. At times it reads like a breathless page-turning thriller as we relive events of that terrible day. But it's the larger picture that makes this book so gripping - the stories behind the still and moving images that are indelibly etched in our collective memories of 9/11. An important and extremely well written book.
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