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.
Thank you for this story, Andy, and for the work are doing in your day job. I am glad to know of the Outrider website and the organization's work, too.
Incredibly painful and powerful words and images. Too often we gloss over history assuming we know it. When such writing and photography merge we feel the true impact of events on the very real people who experience it. I glanced the NYT headline when it came out, lost in the muddle of so many competing headlines of the day. Thank you for sharing this.
HI Andy- you may find this of interest. Every week I release an essay based around photography, film and politics, morality, truths and beauty. This weeks may offer some interest for you: https://rjgolden.substack.com/p/the-photograph-of-the-week-9
I'm so glad you shared this, Andy. It's difficult to fathom the devastation that resulted from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, and yet, not so hard because atrocities against humanity are still happening.
Thank you for calling attention to these courageous survivors. I don't know how people are able to move forward after experiencing the worst of humanity, but their resilience gives me hope.
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.
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.
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
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.
Thank you so much for sharing this and linking to the NYT story and more. Keep up the great work! ⭐️
Thank you for this story, Andy, and for the work are doing in your day job. I am glad to know of the Outrider website and the organization's work, too.
Incredibly painful and powerful words and images. Too often we gloss over history assuming we know it. When such writing and photography merge we feel the true impact of events on the very real people who experience it. I glanced the NYT headline when it came out, lost in the muddle of so many competing headlines of the day. Thank you for sharing this.
HI Andy- you may find this of interest. Every week I release an essay based around photography, film and politics, morality, truths and beauty. This weeks may offer some interest for you: https://rjgolden.substack.com/p/the-photograph-of-the-week-9
kindest regards
I will check this out. Thank you, R.J.!
I'm so glad you shared this, Andy. It's difficult to fathom the devastation that resulted from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, and yet, not so hard because atrocities against humanity are still happening.
Thank you for calling attention to these courageous survivors. I don't know how people are able to move forward after experiencing the worst of humanity, but their resilience gives me hope.
Gorgeous photo work. Incredible.
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.