This photograph was taken and first published just a couple of weeks after 9/11.Then, as now, it encapsulates for me the loss that we all suffered that day.It continues to serve as my memorial to those that died and all we lost.Just a few days after the horrors of September 11, 2001, I had to travel to Florida due to a family medical emergency. I had been devastated by the attack on theWorld Trade Centerand had seemingly lost all interest in doing photography. But, more through force of habit than desire I brought along a camera.

On my second morning in Florida, still wresting with the daily onslaught of distressing images on CNN, I took a melancholy pre-dawn walk on the beach. As I returned to the all-but-deserted hotel where we were staying I came across this scene of empty deck chairs facing into the rising sun.

Florida Chairs‚ Palm Beach, September 2001Photographed with a Leica M6 and 35mm f/1.4 Summilux lens on Fuji Reala 100

It struck me that this image encompasses t...