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20-APR-2008

Hiroshima, Japan view map

The wax figures inside the exhibition hall show the Atomic Bomb Victims who managed to survive.
Their burned and bloodied clothes hanging in tatters,
they clambered over the rubble to flee the city.

The heat rays generated by the bomb burnt everything
and its blast damaged all buildings within 2 kilometers.

posted on 15 March 2008
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dawn22-Jun-2008 02:06
took me a minute to realize what this was.... very good capture of the color and the angle makes it very convincing.
Chris Spracklen29-May-2008 06:43
A superb and poignant image, my friend.
Great colour, exposure and detail throughout.
Technically perfect! (V)
Kind regards, Chris
BleuEvanescence26-May-2008 13:47
Just looking at these is enough to hurt for a lifetime.
I wish human kind.....was kinder, we can never say this enough.
Too many people are just sleepwalkers in life... especially the powerful ones who just want more power. (this image really hurts but it is good that it shows how horrible and stupid wars are).
Milos Markovic21-May-2008 18:09
Horrifying truth,
the photos like this should see as many people as possible in order to see what mustn't be forgotten.
TuTmin16-May-2008 12:07
How sorrowful ! imressive shot deeply .I know somewhat this feeling.miserable !!
voted.
Chad Ramsey16-May-2008 03:10
Amazing and powerful indeed. I just watched a news broadcast of a woman who survived this. . . V
an nguyen16-May-2008 01:05
A powerful expression . V
Guy Dube15-May-2008 21:08
A very nice picture CM, V
Guest 15-May-2008 20:56
Ohhh it must have been awful... The world needs to imagine to avoid the same.
Walter Otto Koenig15-May-2008 19:26
Your image is very powerful, but this exhibit can not begin to convey the suffering that these people must have experienced. I'm glad you posted this, may it help to keep people from inflicting violence on one another.
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography15-May-2008 18:15
Very strong image, thanks !
blizzard15-May-2008 16:56
what pain what suffering what horror
sad to sad for words leave me empty inside
expertly composed vote
what scares the hell out of me ,some where some place history will repeat it self!
Char15-May-2008 15:43
Hi CM,
This is such an amazing capture of a time we should never forget. It was almost too horrible to think about though many books and many movies have been created around it. \/
Guest 15-May-2008 15:28
This is like hell ! A man made disaster... we should never forget. Great shot Kwan.
2004 15-May-2008 13:27
so terrible ! It made me sad