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Mr. Hisanobu Murozono

..February 2011.. ..Nagasaki..

Sad news, Mr. Hisanobu Murozono passed away earlier this week.

He is the 3rd atomic bomb Survivor (Hibakusha), who has passed away since I started photographing From Above. The 2nd Hibakusha this month to pass, 2 weeks after the passing of Ms. Yamashita.

I interviewed and photographed Mr. Murozuno during the first visit to Nagasaki in September 2009. His smile was unforgettable. He was bigger than most of Hibakusha who I photographed. I’ll always remember the great cowboy style tie (two thin black ropes around a ornament) he wore.

He will be missed.

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3 Responses to “Mr. Hisanobu Murozono”

  1. Will says:
    February 3, 2011 at 4:59 am

    I’m sorry to hear about his passing.

  2. Katja says:
    February 3, 2011 at 11:23 am

    You really chose the last possible time to start the project. I’m glad you did.

  3. Ginnie says:
    February 4, 2011 at 2:20 am

    I wonder if they will all start going together…knowing it’s time. There’s a sweetness to this synchronicity, Paule.