Andrea Booher

Andrea Booher is a Colorado-based photographer, filmmaker, and photojournalist best known for her photographs of the World Trade Center site. Following the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, Booher, was given 24 hour access to the site. Booher was one of only two photographers who were granted access to the site. In the ten weeks she spent there following her arrival on September 12, she produced thousands of photographs documenting the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the cleanup of ground zero. Some of her photos were used to present the case of the dangers facing those who worked on The Pile.

Booher photographed numerous disasters for FEMA in addition to the September 11 attacks, including floods in the Midwest, Hurricane Andrew, California earthquakes, the Cerro Grande fire in New Mexico, and others.

Exhibits and documentary Her work has been on display at the September 11 Museum since it opened in 2014. Booher's work has been included in exhibitions at the International Center of Photography, the Museum of the City of New York, the New York Historical Society, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History among other venues.

Collections Booher's work is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The U.S. National Archives holds over 400 of her photographs.

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