The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

An origami rose and bird and a note have been placed at a name on a bronze parapet at the 9/11 Memorial.
Tributes left at the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial in the name of Michele Heidenberger, a flight attendant who was working aboard Flight 77 on Sept. 11, 2001. (Photo by Jin Lee)

The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. 

The View: Tributes left at the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial in the name of Michele Heidenberger, a flight attendant who was working aboard Flight 77 on Sept. 11, 2001, captured by Jin Lee. 

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