Archive for the ‘From Above’ Category

From Above exhibition at the TENRI Cultural Institute, New York

Friday, July 28th, 2017

From Above photography exhibition at the TENRI Cultural Institute features portraits of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

In 2012, From Above was released as a limited edition multi-lingual photo book in English, Japanese and German. The book sold out internationally and gained media attention in North America, Japan, Europe and Australia. The project has also featured in numerous television, newspaper and radio reports from across the globe.
In addition to this,

From Above has been displayed on multiple occasions in international museums and exhibition spaces, including the United Nations in New York and the Nagasaki Prefecture Museum of Art.

The goal of From Above is to put a human face to the words in the history books.

The exhibition will be open August 2nd-15th. The gallery hours are:
Monday-Friday 12pm-6pm
Saturday 10-3pm
Closed on Sunday
www.terni.org

On August 8, at 7pm – 10:30pm, there is a reception, peace concert, and live streaming of the commemoration ceremonies from Nagasaki.

From Above book

Tuesday, June 27th, 2017

“When we walk on the ground, we should remember that we are walking upon them. Everyone wanted to survive but many were killed on this spot.” -Sakue Shimorhira, Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor

From my book, From Above, featuring portraits and testimonies of atomic bomb survivors and fire bombing survivors from Tokyo and Dresden. Signed books still are available exclusively at PhotoEye.com. http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=I1040&i&i2. A second shipment of books are now available.

After these are sold there will be no more available.

Interview on John Batchelor Show WABC Radio- June 2016

Monday, June 26th, 2017

..June 2016.. ..New York..

This is the link to last year’s interview about From Above on The John Batchelor Show on WABC Radio. We cover some of my journey to Hiroshima and Nagasaki photographing atomic bomb survivors (hibakusha). The exhibition will once return to the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Hall in December 2017 and will also be shown for a limited time at the Tenri Cultural Center in NY during August 2017.

A huge thank you to Mr. Batchelor for having me on the show for the third to speak about From Above. The John Batchelor show is the highest rated radio show in New York at the 9pm time slot. Honored again to be asked back to the show!

Remaining copies of From Above, my limited edition book, featuring portraits and testimonials of atomic bomb survivors and fire bombing survivors from Dresden and Tokyo can be purchase exclusively by clicking this link.
http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=I1040&i&i2

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From Above books

Friday, June 16th, 2017

..June 2017.. ..Tokyo..

The remaining From Above books being shipped from Japan. No more available after these are sold. From Above, is my limited edition book, featuring portraits and testimonials of atomic bomb survivors and fire bombing survivors from Dresden and Tokyo.

They can be purchase exclusively by clicking this link.
http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=I1040&i&i2

Isao Yoshida

Friday, April 28th, 2017

From Above

Saturday, March 25th, 2017

Dr. Shuntaro Hida

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017


“As a doctor who survived the atomic bomb, I have many missions to go on.
Till today, I lived for that mission.
If I don’t continue talking about the fierce
and unknown diseases caused by radiation; we will not find a cure.”

..March 2017.. ..Hiroshima..

Earlier this week I received the sad news that Dr. Shuntaro Hida died at the age of 100.

Dr. Hida experienced the atomic bomb when he was 28 years old, at a patient’s home 6km from the hypocenter. He treated the wounded almost immediately after the atomic bomb detonated. He continued to treat hibakusha and other radiation affected people until the end of his life.

I photographed Dr. Hida in 2010 at his home in Saitama, Japan. The photograph almost didn’t happen because he had been ill with pneumonia. Luckily he was released from the hospital on the last day of my trip. He was the only doctor I photographed for the project.

Mrs. Haruyo Nihei

Thursday, March 9th, 2017

Senso-Ji, Asakusa, Tokyo….

Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

..October 2008 ..Senso-Ji, Asakusa, Tokyo..


From Above, Kleines Haus Theatre, Dresden

Monday, March 6th, 2017

..February 2017.. ..Dresden..

Dresden firebombing survivors Nora Lang and Anita John in front of their portrait at the From Above exhibition in the Kleines Haus Theatre.

Mrs. Lang and Mrs. John grew up on the same street and have been friends from childhood. Both escaped death during the Dresden firebombings on February 13th, 1945.

From Above was shown as a part of the commemoration program in Dresden. The exhibition featured portraits of firebombing survivors from Dresden, Coventry (UK), Tokyo, Wielun (Poland) and Rotterdam (Netherlands). It was an honor once again to bring the exhibition back to Dresden.