..January 2012.. ..Tokyo..
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Posts Tagged ‘Hiroshima’
Mrs. Hisayo Yamashita
Monday, January 30th, 2012Atomic bomb survivor Mrs. Setsuko Thurlow visiting schools in New York
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
From Above
Saturday, December 31st, 2011
Mrs. Yamashita at Gallery EF, Last Goodbye, November 2010
“With gratitude of life, I live my life as strong as I can.
And for the sake of people who were forced to end life at that moment,
it is my role to make the world go around.” –Mrs. Hisayo Yamashita
“I attend the memorial service every year on August 9th,
to apologize to the people I had to stand by and watch die.” –Mr. Hisanobu Murozono
Mrs. Chisa Tanimoto
“I did not even think I had been saved.
I was filled with hate for a long time.
But now, I devote my life to telling others my story.
It is my responsibility to teach younger generations
about the dignity of life and the importance of peace.” –Mrs. Suzuko Numata
“Among humankind’s abilities, it is said imagination is the weakest and forgetfulness the strongest.” —Mr. Akihiro Takahashi
Hibakusha, atomic bomb survivor Mrs. Kaz Sueishi
Saturday, October 29th, 2011..October 2010.. ..New York..
Atomic bomb survivor, Mrs. Kaz Sueishi speaking about her experience in Hiroshima to a student at Columbia University.
Mrs. Sueishi was born in the US during 1927. Her family returned to Hiroshima early in her life. She was 18 years old when the atomic bomb was detonated. Mrs Sueishi, a US citizen, returned to the US in the 1950’s where she has worked vigorously to promote peace education and raise public awareness on nuclear disarmament.
Hibakusha Mrs. Setsuko Thurlow speak about Fukushima
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011..October 2011.. ..New York..
Atomic bomb survivor Mrs. Setsuko Thurlow speaking about the tragedy in Fukushima, Japan and the future of nuclear energy.
Mrs. Thurlow survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing when she was 13 years old. She moved to Canada later in life and became a prominent voice to raise awareness of the dangers of nuclear weapons.
From Above
Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
The Woman Sitting in Front of the White House
Friday, October 14th, 2011
..March 2008 The Woman outside the White House..
When I was attending university I used to photograph a woman who sat in front of the White House protesting the use of nuclear weapons. The last time I saw her was 11 years ago, 1997. She has been holding a 24 hour a day vigil on the street since 1980. Only leaving briefly to go to the bathroom, sleeping on 2 blankets, and a pillow on top of a large wooden mattress, no matter the elements.
I’ve seen her sitting in snow up to her waist and sweating in the oppressive August humidity. She out lasted 4 Presidents who slept about 100 yards away in the Lincoln Bedroom inside a mansion called the White House.
I’ve been carrying a business card she handed me the first time I met her. It was shoved into the corner of my camera bag for 11 years. I wonder if she’s still sits there? I can’t imagine being as devoted to give up my entire life for a cause. 1980 was 28 years ago. She has been sitting out there 3/4 of my life. In that time I’ve seen the birth of my sister, experienced my parents divorce, graduated from college, started my career, traveled around the world twice, and seen the birth of my niece.
I haven’t been to Washington, DC in many years. I wonder if she is still sitting in front of the White House? I wonder if she’s still alive? I thought about her while I was photographing Hibakusha in Nagasaki last fall. When I was sitting in my hotel room one block away from the epi-center, I thought of my friendship with her from 1995-1998. Is she still sitting out there?
From Above TV Interview on Nippon TV
Friday, September 30th, 2011..September 2011.. ..New York to Tokyo..
My recent Nippon tv interview about the book release of From Above and portraits of atomic bomb survivors.
http://www.news24.jp/articles/2011/09/21/10191096.html
Hiroshima
Sunday, August 7th, 2011
Hiroshima Castle
Friday, August 5th, 2011