A tribute to the "Tribute in Light"

I have been photographing the "Tribute in Light" for almost 15 years now. I have had a great attraction for the spirit of this yearly memorial created in the air by projecting two giant beams of blue light commemorating the two fallen towers in downtown New York City. I have taken a few photos almost every year since then. 

I saw the twin towers fall on September 11, 2001. My wife worked in the North tower but luckily didn't get to work that day. We have fond memories of visiting, shopping, dining, and generally hanging out near the towers. We didn't know at the time but the twin towers were special to us just as they were to so many. We saw them every day while leaving to work and coming back. We saw them every evening. And since 9/11/2001 we have been seeing the empty void and then the new tower that slowly and now has categorically taken the symbolic place of the old towers. The skyline now looks bold and bright again. 

Photos

Here is my tribute to the Tribute in Light: 15 photos to mark the occasion of the 15th anniversary of 9/11. Featuring my favorite building in the favorite city in the world. 

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Shaking Boats
Shaking Boats

From 2007 - the long exposure makes the shaking boats look interesting

Close-up
Close-up

From 2007 - This is one of the few closeups I have.

Canvas
Canvas

I like this one for the deep yellow, grainy canvas look - From 2009

Dark lights
Dark lights

I like the play of darkness and reflections of lights - From 2011

Tribute in Black and White
Tribute in Black and White

One of my favorites. I like the deep blacks and general sense of doom - From 2010

Harbor
Harbor

I thought the composition and colors were rather unusual for me - From 2013

Standing Tall
Standing Tall

I like the stark verticality even though the composition is wide - From 2012

Into the lights
Into the lights

Another one I like a lot - the stairway seems to take you down to the lights - From 2011

Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Probably my favorite - I like the composition and the light streak across the city - From 2014

Tower, Bridge
Tower, Bridge

A companion image to the prior one - this is from the other side of the Bride - 2012

Straight-up
Straight-up

A regulation shot from Newport - From 2015

Parallels
Parallels

I got lucky and got the flag and the lights aligned well - From 2015

Tall
Tall

Lights go really high so it is a bit hard to get a shot that goes tall - From 2014

Reflections from afar
Reflections from afar

With some trickery I tried to make the best of a shot that seemed distant

Freedom, Liberty and Lights
Freedom, Liberty and Lights

Finally got one with the Lady Liberty in it - From 2016

Senseless
Senseless

The final photo in the series - an abstract - to mark the fundamental senseless of it all