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Still lives

The photograph of the Falling Man came to symbolise the unspeakable horrors of 9/11. While written testimony has the capacity to shock, a single iconic image has the power to pack an emotional punch that lingers on in the mind. Graeme Green examines the impact of some of the most shocking and memorable images of recent times

"IT hit her hard when she first saw it, the day after, in the newspaper.