Tag: hiroshima

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Day 117- Hiroshima Castle- Part 1

Castles are different in Japan- ornate and beautiful rather than gothic and grungy. The one in Hiroshima is a faithful replica of its original, unfortunately destroyed. To make the shot more engaging I used some trees as a frame, bare winter branches lending themselves to black and white rather than colour. See part two here.

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Day 116- A Peace Park

The peace park in Hiroshima is a beautiful epitaph to pre-bomb Hiroshima. It is home to many monuments, the peace dome and a chilling museum- ensuring the world will never forget. I found it quite eerie to wander around the place the bomb fell. It’s difficult to comprehend the devastation caused by the blast, so […]

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Day 115- A Dome

Hiroshima is unfortunately famous, put on the map for being wiped off it. The epicentre of the explosion has been turned into a park- a symbol of peace, marking one of histories most horrific events. The park is crowned by a peace dome- one of the only structures left standing after the blast, rubble where […]