Monday, August 8, 2011

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

It's been sixty-six years since the U.S. military dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, in the process ending World War II, by destroying the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing massive number of civilians in the process.

An official military photographer named Joe O'Donnell, was the first cameraman to visit the devastated cities after the bombs' mushroom clouds dissipated into the skies above a defeated Japan.

A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to interview Joe O'Donnell's son, Tyge, about the work his Dad did and how the photographs he took can help us all try to comprehend the long-lasting impacts of these incomprehensible, and unprecedented events.

Portions of this interview are now published, for the first time, to my knowledge, anywhere, as part of a video created by Tyge at YouTube.



Here is where you can find additional information about Joe O'Donnell, from Tyge O'Donnell's site.

1 comment:

  1. this made the day mean something to me. thanks, David. I'm passing on to my friend, Susan Southard, who has a contract for her book on Nagasaki.

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