SUMMARY
Photographer Joe McNally is set to speak about his "Faces of Ground Zero" series, which captured 272 life-sized Polaroid portraits of 9/11 first responders using a camera the size of a garage. The massive 9x7-foot prints created an intimate encounter with subjects, conveying powerful emotions from the days following the attacks. The series, which became part of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, will be discussed at a special event presented by Adorama, also featuring a display of some of the Polaroids.
TAKEAWAYS
Joe McNally's "Faces of Ground Zero" series used a garage-sized Polaroid camera for life-sized prints of 9/11 responders.
The portraits aimed to capture the emotional truth of subjects in the days after the 9/11 attacks.
McNally will discuss the series at an upcoming Adorama-presented event in New York and via livestream.
The "Faces of Ground Zero" series is a permanent part of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.