Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Please join us for a very special night in honor of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11.
The Faces of Ground Zero, which are life-sized, giant Polaroids, was created by photographer Joe McNally in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy. Working out of a special studio housing the camera, a highly specialized instrument, he photographed 272 people whose lives intersected in profound fashion with 9/11.
Firefighters, police officers, medical personnel, iron workers, volunteers, families—all came to the camera to have their story told in pictures and their own words. The Giant Polaroids, framed, stand roughly 9 feet tall and 4 feet wide. They toured the US and internationally, became a book, and assisted in raising approximately $2 million for the 9/11 relief efforts.
The project is now on view, installed permanently in the 9/11 Memorial Museum, but for one night only, join us in-store to see a limited amount of the giant Polaroids up close.
On the 25th Anniversary of September 11th, Joe McNally will be at Adorama in a special appearance to discuss the creation of this project, and the emotional story of how these pictures were made.
➡️ Note: If you're in NYC and want to attend the demo in person, click here to RSVP for free eventbrite.com/e/faces-of-ground-zero-25-years-later-tickets-1997898612532?aff=yt
Check out Joe's "Faces of Ground Zero" project here: facesofgroundzero.com/index
More about the presenter ⤵️
Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer whose prolific career includes assignments in nearly 70 countries. McNally is often described as: Authentic, articulate, an exceptional technical photographer whose varied skill set means he is called upon often for the “unusual” or “challenging” job. But no job is too big or too small for McNally because he loves photographing anything or anyone interesting in front of his lens. Joe McNally is also known world-wide for his unmatched visual creativeness and extraordinary imagination. He is calm under pressure and excels in the field whether it is a portrait of a celebrity or corporate CEO to an unwieldy fashion shoot with a crew of 60.
Joe McNally’s credit list includes FIVE covers of the National Geographic, (amongst an overall 15coverages for the magazine), SEVEN Covers of Life Magazine and FOUR successful Olympic coverages as he looks ahead to number FIVE with Paris 2024 approaching. McNally has also climbed the Empire State Building 4x and the Burj Khalifa tower 2x. A proud Nikon Ambassador, he is the rare photographer to make the bridge between photojournalism and commercial photography and has the distinct ability to come away with a photograph no matter the twist or turns he might encounter on assignment.
Joe McNally's Website: joemcnally.com
Joe McNally's Instagram: instagram.com/joemcnallyphoto/?hl=en
Joe McNally's Facebook: facebook.com/joemcnallyphoto
Joe McNally's New "Better Pictures with Joe" Community: joemcnally.com/better-pictures-with-joe
Joe McNally's Recent Episode on Coffee with Creators: youtube.com/watch?v=HtriJ-6AOrU
✨ Thank you to Printique and Nikon for helping support this very special and meaningful event 💙
Printique: printique.com
Nikon: adorama.com/brands/nikon
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Please join us for a very special night in honor of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11.
The Faces of Ground Zero, which are life-sized, giant Polaroids, was created by photographer Joe McNally in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy. Working out of a special studio housing the camera, a highly specialized instrument, he photographed 272 people whose lives intersected in profound fashion with 9/11.
Firefighters, police officers, medical personnel, iron workers, volunteers, families—all came to the camera to have their story told in pictures and their own words. The Giant Polaroids, framed, stand roughly 9 feet tall and 4 feet wide. They toured the US and internationally, became a book, and assisted in raising approximately $2 million for the 9/11 relief efforts.
The project is now on view, installed permanently in the 9/11 Memorial Museum, but for one night only, join us in-store to see a limited amount of the giant Polaroids up close.
On the 25th Anniversary of September 11th, Joe McNally will be at Adorama in a special appearance to discuss the creation of this project, and the emotional story of how these pictures were made.
➡️ Note: If you're in NYC and want to attend the demo in person, click here to RSVP for free eventbrite.com/e/faces-of-ground-zero-25-years-later-tickets-1997898612532?aff=yt
Check out Joe's "Faces of Ground Zero" project here: facesofgroundzero.com/index
More about the presenter ⤵️
Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer whose prolific career includes assignments in nearly 70 countries. McNally is often described as: Authentic, articulate, an exceptional technical photographer whose varied skill set means he is called upon often for the “unusual” or “challenging” job. But no job is too big or too small for McNally because he loves photographing anything or anyone interesting in front of his lens. Joe McNally is also known world-wide for his unmatched visual creativeness and extraordinary imagination. He is calm under pressure and excels in the field whether it is a portrait of a celebrity or corporate CEO to an unwieldy fashion shoot with a crew of 60.
Joe McNally’s credit list includes FIVE covers of the National Geographic, (amongst an overall 15coverages for the magazine), SEVEN Covers of Life Magazine and FOUR successful Olympic coverages as he looks ahead to number FIVE with Paris 2024 approaching. McNally has also climbed the Empire State Building 4x and the Burj Khalifa tower 2x. A proud Nikon Ambassador, he is the rare photographer to make the bridge between photojournalism and commercial photography and has the distinct ability to come away with a photograph no matter the twist or turns he might encounter on assignment.
Joe McNally's Website: joemcnally.com
Joe McNally's Instagram: instagram.com/joemcnallyphoto/?hl=en
Joe McNally's Facebook: facebook.com/joemcnallyphoto
Joe McNally's New "Better Pictures with Joe" Community: joemcnally.com/better-pictures-with-joe
Joe McNally's Recent Episode on Coffee with Creators: youtube.com/watch?v=HtriJ-6AOrU
✨ Thank you to Printique and Nikon for helping support this very special and meaningful event 💙
Printique: printique.com
Nikon: adorama.com/brands/nikon
•••••••••••••••••••••••••
#september11 #911 #photography
•••••••••••••••••••••••••
ADORAMA ACCOUNTS:
🔹 AdoramaTV youtube.com/@Adorama
🔹 Adorama Cinema: youtube.com/@AdoramaCinema
🔹 Shop adorama.com
🔹 TikTok tiktok.com/@adoramanyc
🔹 Facebook facebook.com/Adorama
🔹 Instagram instagram.com/adorama
🔹 Twitter https://x.com/adorama
🔹 Threads threads.net/@adorama
🔹 Blog adorama.com/alc
