A Kickstarter campaign to raise money to publish, a photo book “Black Tsunami” by James Whitlow Delano documenting the devastation of the 2011 Tohoku tsunami, to be published by FotoEvidence
Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined such a natural and man-made disaster hitting my adopted home of Japan. By the time we arrived in the tsunami zone, there was snow falling and mud everywhere. People shuffled almost as in a dream through twisted and tormented debris that suggested the forces at play. By the time we reached the first evacuation center, taking off our shoes, soaked with frigid sea water, and entered a cold, dark gymnasium, chill had penetrated to the bone, but as much as we felt the cold, the young and old were hit far, far worse. Survivors huddled around kerosene heaters. After 20 years in Japan, I looked out at people who could have been my neighbors, friends or even members of my own family. Never had a disaster been more raw, more real, more personal.
James Whitlow Delano
James Whitlow Delano, an American photojournalist who has lived in Japan for 20 years, captured conditions immediately following the Tohoku tsunami and has been back several times to record the eerie emptiness of the contaminated no-entry zone and the conditions facing displaced people.
To support Black Tsunami’s project : http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2066133663/black-tsunami-japan-2011
