Grinker studied photography at Parsons School of Design in New York City with Bernice Abbott , George Tice , and Lisette Model . She has been a member of Contact Press Images since 1988 . While at Parsons , she conducted a photo essay on boxers who worked with boxing trainer Cus D'Amato . Although her project focused on nine-year-old pugilist Billy Hamm , she also met 13-year-old Mike Tyson during this time , and would continue to photograph him for the next ten years , including his 1988 Sports Illustrated Magazine Cover . Grinker also covered 9/11 , and took one of her most well-known photographs of firefighters raising the flag at Ground Zero during this time
9/11
September 11 attacks
Lori Grinker