Hiroshima

60th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bomb And then there was light … … so cruel, so murderous, so lethal.

8.15a.m., Monday, August 6, 1945. “Little Boy” starts to fall from the radiant summer sky. The atom bomb explodes 580 meters above Hiroshima. Then, the unimaginable happens: the “Devil’s Smile”, a blinding flash of unparalleled intensity, an immense inferno, a 10,000° centigrade ball of fire 380 metres in diameter, a gargantuan 1,500 km/h wind, a 1000 km/h shockwave, a city wiped from the face of the earth, and 200,000 people destroyed in 9 seconds.

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Inevitably funerals are the largest part of their coverage. Ahmed, Suhaib and Mohammed know the name of each victim. Many times it is their friend or relative. This exhibition is a simple sample of their daily work. Many of you will say:“we have already seen this”. You are right. You have. Sadly, you are likely to see more. Hopefully not.