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I started my professional career in NYC, lived, and worked there for a while until I moved to the west coast. While I was a resident of NYC, I lived in Brooklyn in quite an unsavory part of the town. It was a bit depressing, but the little reward was the easy access to the coast from where you could get a great albeit distant view of the Manhattan island and Jersey city. On my last year there, as September 11th rolled around, there was news that it was the last time they would do the tribute in light ceremony in memory of the WTC attacks.
There are quite a few monuments in NYC and surrounding boroughs that are created in memory of the attacks. I felt the tribute in light was the most intense and heart touching. I thought it would be a good idea to get the shot of the tribute. I knew that the view from my local park was not enough, so I spend a bit of time researching the best possible spots in Brooklyn that will provide me with a view of lower Manhattan and the lights. Then I had to learn about how to capture the light beam in its full intensity. Thankfully both learning tasks were relatively easy. I was surprised by how few people were there, but watching the lights come on was such an intense and beautiful moment.