1. Summary
The texts talks about the revival of Lower Manhattan throughout the decade and more following 9/11. It talks about the controversy surrounding the construction of a new World Trade Center and how the new One World Trade Center and other new construction of condos and offices has given the area a rebirth, Lower Manhattan is no longer just for finance and business people, it has become more urban and diverse. People now come here to live, work, eat, shop and enjoy the nightlife. The article also reflects on how we have to remember the tragic event that took place 15 years ago, before the revival happened, and how the construction has made One World Trade Center perhaps the most secure office building in America.
2. Communication Problem
The images should show how Lower Manhattan is now a blooming area in many aspects – more diversity among the people who live there, the new businesses and apartment buildings.
Places that should be covered in the article is the 9/11 memorial with the reflecting pools, the One World Trade Center, the PATH Oculus station. The images should show the contrast between new and old buildings of Lower Manhattan and the diversity of different types of people going about their everyday business in the area – office workers on lunch, a mom with a stroller, kids going to school, tourists, older New Yorkers chatting in the park, people on their commute. The images should be bright and encourage reflections, while giving the viewer a sense of positivity and hope.
4. Results
I think I captured a lot of the new architecture in Lower Manhattan well, but I wanted to also capture more of the diversity of people and I wasn’t as successful in creating images of people that came out well enough.
The album with my 20+ photos can be viewed here, and my 2 photos for the article is uploaded to the Flickr group: Main image, additional image.
Your main image is lovely. It emphasizes the patriotic aspect of the revival from 9/11. If the opener image was going to be horizontal, I would select image 8. it really juxtaposes the new and the old effectively. I think it is a bit stronger visually than the image you selected for in the text.
Photographing people on the street-ie street photography-is a whole genre and requires timing and being a bit more aggressive. Sometimes finding a location where the light is right and the background is what you want and waiting to see who walks into the frame can work.