{"id":8950,"date":"2020-08-13T11:25:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T15:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulepictures.com\/blog\/?p=8950"},"modified":"2020-08-13T11:25:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T15:25:53","slug":"itaru-takahara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulepictures.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/13\/itaru-takahara\/","title":{"rendered":"Itaru Takahara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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..August 2020.. ..Nagasaki..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Every portrait has a silent voice.” -Itaru Takahara<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n I received the sad news that Mr. Itaru Takahara passed away on August \n5th. He was 97 years old. Takahara-san survived the atomic bombing of \nNagasaki and the firebombing of Tokyo five months prior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I \nphotographed Takahara-san in July 2010 when my hibakusha (atomic bomb \nsurvivor) portraits were exhibited in Nagasaki. Takahara-san was a \nfamous photographer who published a book documenting the ruins of the \nUrakami Cathedral. The atomic bomb detonated over Urakami which was home\n to the largest cathedral in eastern Asia. The cathedral was smashed \nand half of it’s steeple was tossed down a hill. Takahara-san spent \nyears after the war documenting children playing and services being held\n in it’s ruins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I first met Takahara-san he asked me where \nmy book was. I laughed and told him that no publisher was willing to \nprint a book of my hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor) and firebombing \nsurvivor portraits. I jokingly told him if I ever got a book offer he \nwould have to write the introduction. A week later I was interviewed by\n ZERO NEWS, a national television show in Japan. The next day I was \noffered a book deal in Japan. Takahara-san wrote the introduction to my\n book, FROM ABOVE, that still inspires me to live every moment with a \nburning passion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takahara-san was a brilliant photographer but \nwas an even better person. He had an infectious laugh, a zeal for life \nand the same weakness for chocolate cakes that I have. He paid \nattention to every minute detail of a photograph and saw beauty in \nsilence. He reinforced that the importance of a photograph came from \nthe emotion it resonated! The feelings are all that matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will miss Takahara-san but the years I knew him left a permanent smile in my soul. You’ll always be my friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see Takahara-san somewhere in the middle of this documentary shot about my project FROM ABOVE. http:\/\/www.paulepictures.com\/blog\/?p=6834<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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