A 9/11 survivor from Leeds has shared haunting pictures from Ground Zero in the weeks after the attack.
Raised in Headingley, celebrated documentary filmmaker and photo journalist Paul Berriff was knocked unconscious but survived the collapse of the Twin Towers.
The now 80-year-old was filming the documentary series ‘Animal Precinct’ in New York when he heard about the first plane hitting the North Tower on September 11, 2001 and immediately headed to Ground Zero to capture the efforts of the brave rescue personnel.
He returned to Ground Zero in the weeks after the attacks to capture the work of emergency service personnel to clear the rubble.
25 years on, he has shared eight haunting pictures he captured of the wreckage...
1. Paul Berriff 9/11
Paul captured one of the closest angles of the South Tower's collapse. | Paul Berriff
2. Paul Berriff 9/11
Rescue teams searched the rubble for days and weeks after the 9/11 attacks. | Paul Berriff
3. Paul Berriff 9/11
Paul was knocked to the ground and lay unconscious for 30 minutes after the Twin Towers collapsed. | Paul Berriff
4. Paul Berriff 9/11
In this particularly haunting image, what remains of the iconic arches that made up the base of the Twin Towers are instantly recognisable behind Paul. | Paul Berriff
5. Paul Berriff 9/11
Despite being disorientated and partially blinded from the dust cloud that had enveloped lower Manhattan, Paul crawled out of the debris and navigated his way to safety. | Paul Berriff
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6. Paul Berriff 9/11
When Paul first arrived at the scene on September 11, 2001 he set up at the base of the South Tower, and filmed Assistant Fire Commissioner Steve Gregory. | Paul Berriff