THE 9/11 PHOTOGRAPHS

In the days following the attacks on the World Trade Center, John Botte was granted rare access to document the recovery effort from within. As both NYPD detective and photographer, he bore witness to moments few others saw—quiet acts of resilience, solemn rituals, and the human faces behind the headlines. These black-and-white images are not just records of loss, but tributes to endurance. Aftermath is both personal and historical: a visual elegy for a city forever changed and a document of profound national memory.