Andy, the work you are doing is phenomenally good. Just read the post about survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; it prompted me to change my membership from 50 to 100 dollars per year. Furthermore, I visited the Outrider Foundation—it's remarkable in terms of depth and breadth. And it is visually stunning—attributable to you, no doubt. I've subscribed to the newsletter.
I am the Multimedia and Publications Producer at the Rhode Island Foundation—we're totally state-centric so we don't deal with the global crises of Outrider; however, sometimes it feels that the state crises are big enough, even in a tiny state like RI, especially since we are the only community foundation in the state. Affordable housing, public education, healthcare, workforce development and economic security, climate action and resilience (we have 400 miles of coastline), and civic participation keep us fully engaged. Thank you for what you do. Connie Grosch
Thanks so much, Connie — I appreciate the kind words and your support. We should zoom sometime; it would be good to hear more about you and your work. I'll DM you and we can make a plan. You might appreciate this, Outrider's most popular project to date, an interactive bomb blast simulator. It's terrifying and worth a peek: https://outrider.org/nuclear-weapons/interactive/bomb-blast
What a powerful photo and thanks for the story! I missed the original piece in the NYT! We cannot forget the cruelty of mankind when we treat other peoples & nations as less than! It s still happening today🥲🥲
Thank you for this beautiful and important post. I read the New York Times article, and it stirred up so many emotions, it is necessary to continue talking about the irreversible damage and threat of nuclear weapons. I grew up in a country where, as children, we were always taught not to forget the horrors of the war (WW2) and may they never be repeated. Then in the 90s, as my generation was just out of high-school, the horror of war happened again. It was hard to imagine it possible, the first time the bombers flew over the city everyone went out to the balconies and windows, looking to the sky, amazed, as if watching a movie… until the bombs started falling and the reality truly hit us, in every sense. So, saying “may it never happen again” is not enough, although it is a start, and the world needs to be reminded of it constantly, the new generations educated about it and all the long term consequences in depth, to truly understand. Maybe this is what a shared responsibility truly is. Thank you for doing it.
Wonderful article, and thank you for sharing your work. I have a Japanese great aunt who lived near Nagasaki when the bomb dropped. She survived, and is now in her 90s, living in San Diego, and is reasonably healthy. She has had a lot of radiation-related health issues through the years, but we are blessed to still have her around 🥹
Thanks for reminding us to learn as much as we can about these experiences and memories. We need to keep the knowledge alive so future generations don't have to re-learn it for themselves.
I had the opportunity to visit Hiroshima and it was a strange experience. Such a peaceful memorial park for such a horrific event. Trees that survived the blast are marked by special signs and called hibakujumoku in Japanese.
Thank you for your work. I have visited Hiroshima and it was such an intensely emotional experience. I felt it in my core the second I walked off the train. The city was full of school children at the time of my visit, learning the history in person at such a young age. I highly recommend visiting Hiroshima to friends I hear visiting Japan. ✌🏽🤟🏽🌎🌍🌏♥️
This is a terrifically interesting post. I am looking forward to reading the links. And also keen to find out more about your work at Outrider. Thanks, Andy.
Go and talk to the people in Southern New Mexico, they are “downwinders” of another kind, plus the Lab in Los Alamos has all kinds of “projects” they are still working on.
First off, you have a day job?? Where do you find the time? Second, what a powerful piece in the NYT.
While climate change is always on the top of everybody’s mind these days, I don’t think that too many people are thinking about the horrors of nuclear weapons. The story your group helped produce really brings that back into focus. Great portraits too of course.
I was incredibly glad to hear of your day job. Years ago, I was a director of photography at a newspaper that decided picture stories were a top priority. I saw thousands of photos per day. 30 years later, reflecting back, I remember the images from picture stories most. Many of the photographers who passed through our team went on to lead some of the major photo organizations in the country and they have earned innumerable awards for their incredible work. Most are still shooting today. Thank you, and your employer for supporting important photojournalism.
Andy, the work you are doing is phenomenally good. Just read the post about survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; it prompted me to change my membership from 50 to 100 dollars per year. Furthermore, I visited the Outrider Foundation—it's remarkable in terms of depth and breadth. And it is visually stunning—attributable to you, no doubt. I've subscribed to the newsletter.
I am the Multimedia and Publications Producer at the Rhode Island Foundation—we're totally state-centric so we don't deal with the global crises of Outrider; however, sometimes it feels that the state crises are big enough, even in a tiny state like RI, especially since we are the only community foundation in the state. Affordable housing, public education, healthcare, workforce development and economic security, climate action and resilience (we have 400 miles of coastline), and civic participation keep us fully engaged. Thank you for what you do. Connie Grosch
Thanks so much, Connie — I appreciate the kind words and your support. We should zoom sometime; it would be good to hear more about you and your work. I'll DM you and we can make a plan. You might appreciate this, Outrider's most popular project to date, an interactive bomb blast simulator. It's terrifying and worth a peek: https://outrider.org/nuclear-weapons/interactive/bomb-blast
What a powerful photo and thanks for the story! I missed the original piece in the NYT! We cannot forget the cruelty of mankind when we treat other peoples & nations as less than! It s still happening today🥲🥲
Thank you for this beautiful and important post. I read the New York Times article, and it stirred up so many emotions, it is necessary to continue talking about the irreversible damage and threat of nuclear weapons. I grew up in a country where, as children, we were always taught not to forget the horrors of the war (WW2) and may they never be repeated. Then in the 90s, as my generation was just out of high-school, the horror of war happened again. It was hard to imagine it possible, the first time the bombers flew over the city everyone went out to the balconies and windows, looking to the sky, amazed, as if watching a movie… until the bombs started falling and the reality truly hit us, in every sense. So, saying “may it never happen again” is not enough, although it is a start, and the world needs to be reminded of it constantly, the new generations educated about it and all the long term consequences in depth, to truly understand. Maybe this is what a shared responsibility truly is. Thank you for doing it.
Wonderful article, and thank you for sharing your work. I have a Japanese great aunt who lived near Nagasaki when the bomb dropped. She survived, and is now in her 90s, living in San Diego, and is reasonably healthy. She has had a lot of radiation-related health issues through the years, but we are blessed to still have her around 🥹
Thanks for reminding us to learn as much as we can about these experiences and memories. We need to keep the knowledge alive so future generations don't have to re-learn it for themselves.
I had the opportunity to visit Hiroshima and it was a strange experience. Such a peaceful memorial park for such a horrific event. Trees that survived the blast are marked by special signs and called hibakujumoku in Japanese.
Thank you for your work. I have visited Hiroshima and it was such an intensely emotional experience. I felt it in my core the second I walked off the train. The city was full of school children at the time of my visit, learning the history in person at such a young age. I highly recommend visiting Hiroshima to friends I hear visiting Japan. ✌🏽🤟🏽🌎🌍🌏♥️
This is a terrifically interesting post. I am looking forward to reading the links. And also keen to find out more about your work at Outrider. Thanks, Andy.
Andy, thank you for sharing this important work! I can’t wait to check out more of these portraits.
Never forget!!
Also, how cool is your day job? :)
Thanks for looking, Manuela!
Go and talk to the people in Southern New Mexico, they are “downwinders” of another kind, plus the Lab in Los Alamos has all kinds of “projects” they are still working on.
Indeed. You might appreciate this, Darcy: https://outrider.org/nuclear-weapons/articles/nuclear-testing-claimed-lives-new-mexico-tina-cordova Thanks.
Thanks Andy - really interesting. In many fronts. And Kentaro’s images a discovery too.
First off, you have a day job?? Where do you find the time? Second, what a powerful piece in the NYT.
While climate change is always on the top of everybody’s mind these days, I don’t think that too many people are thinking about the horrors of nuclear weapons. The story your group helped produce really brings that back into focus. Great portraits too of course.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Rob. Thanks for looking!
Powerful story and the portraits by Kentaro are stunning. Really capture the feeling and emotion of each of the survivors
I was incredibly glad to hear of your day job. Years ago, I was a director of photography at a newspaper that decided picture stories were a top priority. I saw thousands of photos per day. 30 years later, reflecting back, I remember the images from picture stories most. Many of the photographers who passed through our team went on to lead some of the major photo organizations in the country and they have earned innumerable awards for their incredible work. Most are still shooting today. Thank you, and your employer for supporting important photojournalism.
Thank you, Bill.🙏📸🕊️
How cool! I read this in NYT earlier this week and loved it. So cool that you were part of it!
Beautiful! And so cool that that’s your job.
There’s nothing more potent than pictures of such impactful events as such.
Pretty interesting to know about “your real job”.
It kinds of make a good blend in between both.
Down Wind with Death. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jqb2ytadznsdgsaqm62qf/Blank-13-1-2.pages?rlkey=59t7yivhzwi333rm8m8i0rduc&dl=0