In the days following the attacks on 9/11 nearly 100 search and rescue dogs were deployed by FEMA to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Ten years later, Dutch photographer Charlotte Dumas tracked down the surviving fifteen, who who now live in retirement with their original handlers througout the country. She captured these exquisite photographs.
Today, Thursday, September 8, 2011, a selection of Dumas's photographs are on view at Julie Saul Gallery in Chelsea, NY. Dumas also published a book entitled Retrieved which is available at The Ice Plant.
On September 29, 2011, Clic Bookstore & Gallery in Manhattan is hosting an event where one print of each dog from limited editions of seven will be for sale to benefit the First Responders Alliance. For more information visit Clic Bookstore & Gallery.
Also, in August The New York Times did a slide show tribute to these dogs, detailing their accomplishments, their subsequent missions (many were deployed in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina), and their recent activities in retirement. Click here to view it. Have a box of tissues handy. Since being photographed, some of these heroes have passed away and all of them "embody a decade that is coming to a close."
Visit Charlotte Dumas's website.
Order Retrieved.