Archive for the ‘Hibakusha’ Category
Thursday, January 14th, 2016
“We cannot listen to the voices that vanished near the hypocenter.
No matter how many testimonies I gather, a blank will remain.”
-Masahito Hirose
Today I received the sad news that Mr. Masahito Hirose passed away, two months before his 86th birthday. I photographed Mr. Hirose on my second trip to Nagasaki. He was 15 years old when the atomic bomb destroyed the city. He didn’t sustain any external injuries from the blast but suffered from cancer.
After the H-Bomb test on Bikini Atoll in 1954, Mr. Hirose devoted his life to collecting the testimonies of other hibaksuha (atomic bomb survivors). While recording the stories it allowed him to confront his own tragic experiences.
Mr. Hirose spoke fluent English so he was one of the few hibakusha I was able to speak with directly. His language skills were important because he was one of the first to translate the hibakusha’s testimony into English. When I first read about him I immiediately asked if I could meet him. I have always been grateful for his honesty and time.
He will be missed but never forgotten.
Tags: From Above, Hibakusha, Masahito Hirose, Nagasaki
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2016
..January 2016.. ..New York..
Some holiday cards from Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Dresden and Rotterdam that I received from survivors I photographed for the From Above project.
Tags: Dresden, From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Rotterdam
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Friday, January 1st, 2016
..December 2015.. ..Hiroshima..
Sadly, 2015 saw the passing of atomic bomb survivor Mr. Toshifumi Ohashi, who I photographed for From Above. He passed away the day after speaking at my exhibition in New York. I was fortunate to have heard him one last time before he suddenly died.
I have a great deal of respect for what he endured and stood for later in life. I never understood why he thanked me so much for being interested in lives the lives of atomic bomb survivors because they naturally seemed like extraordinary people to me. They lived every moment demonstrating that peace begins with your actions then it can be spread exponentially.
I never had doubts about what they fought for. I need to thank them because they had more trust in me at times than I had in myself. I hope that my photographs will continue to carry on their message even though their voices have gone silent.
Tags: From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Toshifumi Ohashi
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Thursday, September 10th, 2015
..September 2015.. ..Usti nad Labem..
An article about the From Above exhibition featuring portraits of atomic bomb and WWII firebombing survivors at the Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. The exhibitions runs until January 17th, 2016.
http://ustecky.denik.cz/kultura_region/muzeum-priblizuje-osudy-hibakusa-20150819.html
From Above
August 19, 2015-January 17, 2016
Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem
Masarykova 1000/3
A small amount of limited edition From Above books are still available at PhotoEye.com:
http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=I1040&i&i2
It’s a limited edition so once these copies are sold there will not be any more available.
Tags: Coventry Blitz, Dresden firebombings February 13 1945, Exhibition, Exhibition Review, From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem, Nagasaki, Rotterdam, Usti nad Labem, Wielun
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
..August 2015.. ..Usti nad Labem..
Some photos from the opening of From Above exhibition poster at the Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem featuring portraits of atomic bomb survivors and WWII fire bombing survivors. Thank you to the museum staff for sending over these. I regret not being able to attend the exhibition but am extremely thankful of everyone’s effort in the Czech Republic for hosting this exhibition.
From Above will be exhibited for 5 months. This is the longest From Above exhibit so far.
From Above
August 19, 2015-January 17, 2016
Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem
Masarykova 1000/3
www.muzeumusti.cz
There are also about 10 remaining From Above books so if you’re interested it can be bough exclusively from this link. It’s a limited edition so once these copies are sold there will not be any more available.
http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=I1040&i&i2
Tags: Dresden firebombings February 13 1945, Exhibition, Exhibition Installation, From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem, Nagasaki, Usti nad Labem
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2015
..August 2015.. ..Usti nad Labem..
From Above exhibition poster at the Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem featuring portraits of atomic bomb survivors and WWII fire bombing survivors.
August 19, 2015-January 17, 2016
Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem
Masarykova 1000/3
www.muzeumusti.cz
Tags: Dresden firebombings February 13 1945, Exhibition, Exhibition Poster, From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem, Nagasaki, Tokyo Fire Bombings, Usti nad Labem
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Thursday, August 20th, 2015
..July 2015..
A recent From Above exhibition featuring portraits of atomic bomb survivors.
Tags: Exhibition, Exhibition Installation, From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Nagasaki
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