Bill Biggart
| William G. Biggart | |
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| Born |
July 20, 1947 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (aged 54) Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States |
| Cause of death | Injuries sustained from the collapse of the North Tower during the September 11 attacks. |
| Body discovered | September 15, 2001 |
| Resting place | 40°42′42.1″N 74°0′49.0″W / 40.711694°N 74.013611°WCoordinates: 40°42′42.1″N 74°0′49.0″W / 40.711694°N 74.013611°W |
| Monuments | National September 11 Memorial & Museum - South Pool, Panel S-66 |
| Residence | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | photojournalist, photographer |
| Years active | 1985—2001 |
| Employer | Impact Visuals |
| Spouse(s) | Wendy Doremus |
| Children | William Biggart Jr. (first marriage) Kate and Peter Biggart (second marriage) |
| Website | www |
William G. "Bill" Biggart (July 20, 1947 – September 11, 2001) was an American freelance photojournalist and a victim of the September 11 attacks, notable for his street-view photographs of the event before being killed by the collapse of the World Trade Center's North Tower. He was the only professional photographer to be killed while covering the attacks.
On September 15, 2001, Biggart's remains were discovered along with a bag containing his three cameras and the CompactFlash card from which his last photographs were recovered. The photos were used in the October 15, 2001 issue of Newsweek. His photographs from 9/11 were exhibited at the International Center of Photography and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. They have also been preserved on the Internet by The Digital Journalist.
As a child of an American officer stationed in Germany, Bill Biggart was born in Berlin in 1947. Biggart was one of 12 siblings in his Irish-Catholic family. As an adult, he moved into a loft in Lower Manhattan, New York City, about the same time that the WTC was opening in the 1970s.
Biggart was married twice and had three children. He had one son from his first marriage. Biggart's second wife was Wendy Doremus, and they had two children.
Biggart began his career as a commercial photographer. While a commercial photographer, he began to pursue his interest in spot news photography and was at Wounded Knee to photograph the 1973 incident. As a commercial photographer, he would sometimes take jobs for theater productions. With a passion for news, he transitioned to photojournalism in 1985. His photojournalism credits are found in the international stories he covered in the West Bank and Israel in 1988,Northern Ireland, and the first Gulf War. He was also frequently credited for photographs that captured news events closer to his home in New York City, such as a NYC subway shot of "subway vigilante" Bernhard Goetz, Howard Beach, or the 1989 funeral of Yusuf Hawkins. He was also present in Berlin to photograph the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989.
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