02/27/2024
One can never be sure of what might happen next. Something can take you away on an instant or we could lose our Democracy without realizing it.
This is a reminder to me of how ephemeral life is.
Get the most out of it.
This is a tough one, that I've been hesitant to post, yet feel compelled to share. It was a profound moment in my career, though I can't measure the effect it had on me, I know it altered my course.
I got the idea to share this after rescaning the slides and seeing the movie "Don't Look Up". I realized that some of don't have a chance to look up. So those of us that do, should
I had an appointment at Gensler Associates Architects offices at California and Kearney Streets in San Francisco. Little did I know that a tower crane on the building across the street had collapsed, killing a number of people. When I arrived, I was greeted by the scenes you see above. I was flabbergasted, but had the presence of mind to call my contact at Engineering News Record, who wanted pictures and produced an article which alerted engineers and contractors to the problems that caused such a rare tragedy.
My career in photography was originally based in photojournalism, so telling a story with imagery is what I do, no matter what the subject.
From the NY Times:
"At least five people were killed here this morning when a construction crane collapsed in the financial district, slamming into two nearby buildings, crushing several cars and two buses and leaving the area strewn with twisted metal, crushed concrete and shattered glass. City officials said the dead included three construction workers, a pedestrian and the driver of a small school bus that transports handicapped children to special education classes around the city. The bus had dropped off several children a block from the scene, officials said. One boy who would normally have been aboard at the time of the accident did not go to school today because of a tonsillectomy."
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