This is the first people shot I took after September 11. I have a feeling many of my people shots will end up looking like this for a while...
Kiet and Thuy, Copyright 2001 Jeff Spirer

My friend Kiet Le is an extraordinary photographer, his work is appearing in many shows of "emerging Asian artists," particularly on the West Coast. If you should see his name, definitely go and check out the work. His wife Thuy arrived in the US recently and doesn't speak much English, so I can't tell you much about her except that she is very nice.

-- Jeff Spirer (jeff@spirer.com), September 19, 2001

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Really screwed up the tags again.

-- Jeff Spirer (jeff@spirer.com), September 19, 2001.

The negative space between the two people resembles one of the towers crashing down.

-- Tony Rowlett (rowlett@alaska.net), September 19, 2001.

Sorry about that. I need to get my head back on straight! Didn't mean to sound so gloomy! :-)

-- Tony Rowlett (rowlett@alaska.net), September 19, 2001.

Sorry, Jeff, didn't get your email til this morning...I only have Mon- Fri, 9-5 access, which I really have to change soon:) shawn

-- shawn (seeinsideforever@yahoo.com), September 20, 2001.

Interesting jeff. what did you take this with? i am getting more interested in having parts of the image in soft focus as a way of makng space in a photo. this is instructive. funny though i always get into trouble for it on some forums

-- charles c-h (charles@chho.com.au), September 21, 2001.

This was shot with a 50/2 shot wide open.

-- Jeff Spirer (jeff@spirer.com), September 21, 2001.

The intent of my comment is not to be negative, but your photo expresses my feelings. I have been around for 59 years and have never seen anything so horrific as what happened last week. This is not then end of the terror, sorry to say. We live in a very different word now. Please pray for us all.

-- Todd Frederick (fredrick@hotcity.com), September 21, 2001.