..May 2014.. ..New York..
Atomic bomb survivor and Hiroshima Maiden Shigeko Sasamori poses with a New York City high school student who sketched a portrait of her.
Shigeko survived was 13 years old when the atomic bomb was detonated over Hiroshima. She was so severely burned that she was unrecognizable. During 1955 she was brought to New York along with 25 other young girls for reconstructive surgery.
..May 20014.. ..New York..
Some of my From Above portraits of hibakusha, atomic bomb survivors, were exhibited at the United Nations this week to coincide with the NPT Conference.
From Above Photography Exhibition at the United Nations from Paule Saviano on Vimeo.
Christmas in Hiroshima.
The most memorable people I’ll ever meet. I can’t thank them enough.
Christmas in
Hiroshima from Paule Saviano on Vimeo.
..October 2013.. ..New York..
New York City students hold up a banner listing the names of all the former students at the Hiroshima Girls School who died during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945.
Atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow, a former student at the Hiroshima Girls School, brought the banner as a part of a school visit where she provided testimony of her experience.
..August 2013.. ..Tokyo..
Hibakusha, atomic bomb survivors, Mrs. Reiko Yamada and Mrs. Shigeko Sasamori in front of the portrait of Mrs. Yamada and Mrs. Miller.
A small selection of new portraits of hibakusha, atomic bomb survivors, from Hiroshima and Nagasaki are being exhibited for the rest of the summer at Gallery EF in Tokyo. Copies of my book are also on display for everyone to look at.
This is the link to the event at Gallery EF.
http://www.gallery-ef.com/fa_library13.html
..August 2013.. ..Tokyo..
Some photographs of the From Above exhibition at Gallery EF in Tokyo. A small selection of new portraits of hibakusha, atomic bomb survivors, from Hiroshima and Nagasaki are being exhibited for the rest of the summer. Copies of my book are also on display for everyone to look at.
This is the link to the event at Gallery EF.
http://www.gallery-ef.com/fa_library13.html
