A defining photo captured fear and resilience after the Boston Marathon bombing. Ten years later, the moment is remembered by those who lived it.
The iconic photo that captured the fear of a resilient city after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, two pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the world-famous Boston Marathon on Boylston Street, both within seconds of one another and happening about 100 yards apart., injured more than 260 people and sent one of America’s biggest cities into a state of fear and uncertainty as police launched a chaotic multi-day manhunt for who was responsible. Busy city streets were empty.
Editor's note: This article contains graphic descriptions of violence. Quotes have been edited by CNN for clarity and length.Boston Globe photographerI usually do the Boston Marathon every year. I was always at the finish line at ground level. It’s one of those things that we cover as a group of photographers at the Globe. We try to have as much manpower as we can to produce the most images. My day began around 6 o’clock knowing that I had to be in position by 10 o’clock.
Boston nurse Kelly Heffernan has worked the finish line at the Boston Marathon every year since 2010. : I started volunteering at the Boston Marathon in 2010. It was just a chosen few of us at the finish line who do it every year. This year was no different. You get up, and you know you're going to be in for a 12-hour day volunteering. Being an advanced amateur photographer myself, I’m always intrigued by the photographers.
Finish line coordinator Tom Meagher observes the scene as someone assists runner Bill Iffrig. The second bomb is seen going off in the distance. : From my dad’s side of things and how he would tell it — the noise was so loud; he was knocked down to the ground. He lay there and the cops ran up, but they didn't really help my dad. They were busy trying to look for what was going on.
were on the ground. And that was the first time I realized that there were fatalities, that we'd lost people. The whole incident fell on me like a ton of bricks right there.: It was extraordinary. In getting around to visit the injured and their families in the hospitals and the hospital staff, one of the things that I tried to do was spend time with medical staff, but also spend time with folks who were cleaning up the blood and mess and the severed limbs.
Kim Chapin was the deputy director of photography at The Boston Globe in 2013. She oversaw the paper’s visual coverage of the Boston Marathon. I’m in charge of the schedule for the Globe’s photo department and one of the roles that I took upon myself is professional sports coverage, big events like the Boston Marathon. Usually, I would place John on the ground at the finish line and David at the finish line, but on the bridge in an upper position.
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