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Mrs. Suzuko Numata

..July 2011.. ..Hiroshima..

I received the sad news Mrs. Suzuko Numata passed away on July 12th, 2011, at age of 87.

She was an atomic bomb survivor, an Hibakuska, I photographed during November 2010. I spent many hours with her at the elderly home listening to her story. She was one of the kindest people I’ve ever stumbled upon.

There is a famous photo of her taken soon after the atomic bombing showing her amputated leg. But, I hope the portrait I took of her months before her passing demonstrate how warm and caring a person she was.

She passed away three weeks before the release of From Above, the book that will include her portrait. I’m sorry she will not be here to see her portrait. I consider myself lucky to be able to share her stories through the portrait and words in the book.

Mrs. Numata is the 5th person to pass away since I began photographing the project 3 years ago.

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2 Responses to “Mrs. Suzuko Numata”

  1. A.Barlow says:
    July 14, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    She looks happy. T&P to her family and friends.

  2. Otto K. says:
    July 14, 2011 at 5:49 pm

    That’s a lovely portrait of her.