The terrible events of September 11, 2001, reduced a huge portion of the southern tip of New York City to a rubble-strewn disaster area. An unfathomable pile of debris had been dropped to street level in the blink of an eye, killing thousands of people and leaving stunned onlookers around the world to wonder: where do we go from here? Countless volunteers from the United States and around the globe provided the beginnings of an answer by quickly converging on the World Trade Center site. Relief in the form of supplies-food, clothing, equipment-began pouring in from all points. The recovery process-with its enormous physical, psychological, and emotional toll-had begun. Requiem: Images of Ground Zero is a singular collection of photographs Suson captured as he worked alongside the dedicated men and women on the ground, sharing in their heartbreaks and triumphs as they struggled to rescue, recover, and remember. It is a unique tribute to the fallen as well as an unflinching portrait of a city and a nation bravely confronting one of the most terrible events of modern history.