Nachtwey spent the next hours photographing as the Twin Towers collapsed, killing thousands of civilians. The other six founding members of the agency flew from Europe to the USA or to Afghanistan, where they covered the fall of the Taliban, and unimaginable to them at the time, the beginning of America’s longest war. VII focused much of its energy in the ensuing years documenting the wars and violence that followed in the Middle East, wars that have killed hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Nachtwey spent hours photographing as the Twin Towers collapsed, killing thousands of civilians. The other six founding members of the agency flew to the USA or Afghanistan to cover the fall of the Taliban and the beginning of America's longest war. VII dedicated much of its energy in the following years documenting wars and violence in the Middle East that have killed hundreds of thousands of civilians.