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Apr 15, 2019 · Minamata Bay, Japan. 1972 © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos By the time he was working on Minamata, Smith was suffering from his own set of ailments, sustained while photographing in WWII (in the Battle of Okinawa he was seriously injured by mortar fire) as well as injuries from two plane crashes.
The book was published in 1975 as Minamata, Words and Photographs by W. Eugene Smith and Aileen M. Smith. Its centerpiece photograph and one of his most famous works, Tomoko and Mother in the Bath, taken in December 1971, drew worldwide attention to the effects of Minamata disease. [34]
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Oct 15, 2019 · In Japan, Minamata disease is known as one of four major health crises that helped turned the tide against industrial pollution. Less familiar is the role played by photojournalist W....
Jan 24, 2021 · Some of W. Eugene Smith and his wife Aileen's actual photos can be seen in the Johnny Depp movie, including this image of the hand of a young Minamata disease victim named Tomoko Uemura. She was also the subject of Smith's highly publicized and impactful 1971 photo Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath.
Jun 3, 2021 · Revisiting “Minamata,” W. Eugene Smith’s Final Photo Series. The new film Minamata starring Johnny Depp explores the final chapter of Smith’s career. Here, his ex-wife Aileen Mioko Smith recounts their extraordinary work. You’re getting blind.
May 4, 2021 · DESCRIBING HER as a multidimensional character hardly captures the essence of Aileen Mioko Smith, an unrelenting and knowledgeable activist, photographer, mother of her daughter Mana, and now sole caretaker of her elderly yet vibrant mother.
Jun 3, 2021 · Revisiting “Minamata,” W. Eugene Smith’s Final Photo Series. By 1971, American photographer W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978) had become a shadow of his former self, a shell-shocked recluse with a drinking problem who had retreated into the seclusion of his New York studio and home.
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