Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial,” readers of The MEMO blog can share some of the unique vantage points captured by Amy.

Special of the day:  Investigate the scrawl on this piece of paper and you'll find food requests for breakfast - or lunch -  most likely for construction workers at the World Trade Center site.  

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial,” readers of The MEMO blog can share some of the unique vantage points captured by Amy.

A moveable feast: The work on the 9/11 Memorial and the World Trade Center site is often done at a frenetic pace. Instead of wasting precious time seeking out a nearby sandwich shop, restaurant or street vendor, many of the hundreds of construction workers at WTC wait for their lunch to come to them. Here you see a portable food cart wheeled around the construction site providing snacks, drinks and food for the dedicated "hard hats" clocking in each day at the WTC construction site.

By Michael Frazier, Sr. Communications Manager of the 9/11 Memorial

Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial,” readers of The MEMO blog can share some of the unique vantage points captured by Amy.

Working Stiff: A couple of World Trade Center construction workers have some lighthearted fun while taking a break in Zuccotti Park, just yards from the WTC site. Workers  Anthony Cosenza and Mike Oak, who's without the hard hat, are among the thousands of workers who punch a clock each day to help rebuild the site and construct the 9/11 Memorial, which opens next year.  In chatting with them, photographer Amy Dreher said the pair told her that they topped  the statue with a hard hat to provide tourists a unique photo opportunity.

By Michael Frazier, Sr. Communications Manager with the 9/11 Memorial

Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial,” readers of The MEMO blog can share some of the unique vantage points captured by Amy.

After the whistle blows: The high visibility safety vests are a tale-tale sign they are construction workers. Sitting in Zuccotti Park is another clue that these are construction workers laboring at the World Trade Center site, a few yards away.  Around noon, in shady spaces surrounding the site  in lower Manhattan, passersby can often spot large groups of construction workers taking a break.

By Michael Frazier, Sr. Communications Manager for the 9/11 Memorial