People evacuate New York City's Financial District on Sept. 11, 2001 as both World Trade Center towers burn. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images

On Sept. 11, 2001, photojournalist Spencer Platt captured images that would be iconic photos as well as haunting reminders of a day marred by tragedy. Although Platt has been a Getty Images photographer for more than a decade, that morning when he heard the news on the radio at his Brooklyn residence, he was just beginning his career at Getty.

To read my Global Journalist interview with Spencer Platt click here.

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