September 11 Digital Archive

"Satan in the Smoke" Emails

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"Satan in the Smoke" Emails

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On the morning of September 11, immediately after two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, photojournalist Mark D. Phillips took a picture that would prove to be one of the most evocative and disputed images of that tragic day. Many peple later construed the image of the smoke in his photo of the burning buildings to compose the face of Satan. These e-mails related to this picture provide a revealing portal into Americans' responses to the attacks in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.

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To whom it may concern:My name is Jodi Coy and I am from Cincinnati, Ohio. I, too like everyone else was horrified to watch the tragedy unfold on television September 11, 2001. A friend of mine emailed the link to your picture that was taken which…

Does stellarimages accept checks? I would prefer not to use a credit card on the internet.   Thanks--K.Kee

oh I get it.you want them to have to come to your site to see it so you can get people there and sell more of your twin tower pictures. HOW SELFLESS!People deserve to see what happened. This tragic event. I don't know how holding back a picture as…

i cant find the transcript of the chat time about the photo..i had it yesterday but didnthave time to read it all..now it is gone. can you direct me to it or send me arinted copy of it.email... jjames1944@hotmail.commailing address Judy James 371 E…

Is that the only image that the face appears on, becase I've seen faces in clouds dozens of times.Or was that face a constant as the smoke continued to pour out? This is the only image I've seenof this so far I haven't seen it on TV.

Dear Mr. Phillips,As the smoke was rising, I called a friend to tell her I thought I saw a face in the smoke. I wasn't sure if it was a religious face or not because it happened so fast and until today had not seen the picture again. I just wanted to…

Dear Mr. Phillips,I felt as if I must respond in your defense of the photographs that have been published. I know that you did not alter them. In our local paper, The Ann Arbor News (September 16, 2001) a similar photograph appear just at a different…

Gerald Robert Patten4525 Buttonbush DriveTitusville, Florida 32796(321) 383-1424Wednesday, September 19, 2001Mark D. PhillipsPresident, StellarImages    Dear Mark D. Phillips:Your photo of the World Trade Center burning and the displayed image of…

Mark,When I viewed this picture on my screen, I moved the top face up so that I could only see from the bottom of the chin down, and I see another face facing to the right. (Can only see the right side of the face and the left eye.

Dear Sir/Madam,   My husband came home last night and heard on the radio about you shot of the NY Towers.  We have lost many friends in that horrible terrorist assault.      I am a teacher at a middle school in Tennessee and would like to show this…

Could you tell me if the smoke has been touched up or if the image at the base of the smoke on the building is for real? http://cincinnati.com/news/towerphotos/tower_smoke.html Thanks,Bob Koob

Hi; I was just surfing on urban legends and ran across the article on your picture. I just had to see for myself what you captured because I saw a similar picture as I watched the smoke and dust (via TV) rise >from the ruins that day. The image I saw…

Your right, people can read into it more if they choose. Let's not forget in the horrible clouds of smoke-innocent people lost their life's and affected everyone. May God bless us all!

Dear Mark, A friend has just sent me a email of your picture of the WTC. I know many people say they see a devil with horns but that is NOT what I see. If you look closely you can see it is the face and head of a lion with a cross below its beard. A…

--Hi,I have just read through the messages at the 9News website. I saw the TV video footage of the "Face in the Smoke" as it occurred, so I am in no doubt that your picture is an original. Someone wrote on the message board that the CNN picture…

Please send me a copy of the picture of the trade of the trade center picture with the devil in the smoke. I can't find the sales form on the internet. My address is Teresa Vaughn, P.O. Box 476 Henrietta North Carolina, 28076.  I will send a money…

There is another view, taken from the right of the image, available on the Washington Post's web site. It is found under Camera Works/US Under Attack/enter the gallery/scroll to image #9. It is different than yours, but is a clear image of a face.…

we would like to call really early, if its ok...maybe 6amish central? Please respond at larrymoon@ev1.netthanks!-----Original Message-----From: Mark D. PhillipsTo: Moon, LarrySent: 9/26/2001 2:57 PMSubject: Re: wanna be on the radio in Houston? Give…

To Mr. Phillips and all others involved: It is very sad that you have to resort to this kind of deceitful publicity stunt at a time like this to draw attention to yourself for a profit. If you are capable of conjuring this kind of ploy, I can surmise…

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