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A Sisterhood Not of Their Making: The Day the 9/11 Widows Met

by margaret on September 10, 2009

projects_widow04Photographer Erica Berger is the longtime best sister-friend of TSP’s Margaret Roach. We asked her to share the images she did for People magazine in 2001 of a sisterhood formed by loss, that of the 9/11 widows, to mark the eighth anniversary. Let Erica tell the story, and let her slides speak for themselves.

By Erica Berger
WHEN I WAS ASSIGNED THE PROJECT by People magazine, I was reminded of what my mother asked me years ago when I worked at The Miami Herald: “Why do they always give you the religion and dying stories?” [click to continue…]

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For Erica Berger and Brother David, a Silver Lining in Old Photos

by margaretroach on November 30, 2008

THE MOMENT WHEN something happens to a parent is a defining one among siblings, and not always in the easiest of ways. But when their mother broke a hip two years ago, Erica Berger, a professional photographer and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, somehow created a silver lining for herself and younger brother, David, out of the circumstances.

It all began with a case of insomnia, and a box of old photos. [click to continue…]

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