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Five hipsters on the East River watch

Each week, our editorial team selects a historical photo. This week: New York, September 11, 2001.

Thomas Höpker / Magnum Photos / Keystone

Photographs do not document reality, they interpret it – through the detail and the timing of the shot. Few images show him more beautifully than the photo of the five hipsters on the day of the terrorist attacks in New York. His apparent nonchalance disturbs viewers to this day. Photographer Thomas Höpker also asked himself: “Is this the insensitivity of a generation? Or the vulgar lie of a snapshot? “

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