Yoshito Matsushige

October, 1945) Matsushige was at home 2.7 km south of the hypocentre at the time of the explosion. He was not seriously injured, and determined to go to the city centre. A fire forced him back to Miyuki bridge, where the scene of desperate and dying people prevented him from using his camera for twenty minutes, when he took two frames at about 11:00. He tried again later that day but was too nauseated to take more than three more frames. The first two frames are of people who escaped serious injury next to Miyuki bridge; the second of these is taken closer up and shows them having cooking oil applied to their burns. A third shows a policeman, his head bandaged, issuing certificates to civilians. The last pair are taken close to home: one of the damage to his family's barbershop, and another out of his window. Matsushige was unable to develop the film for twenty days, and even then had to do so at night and in the open, rinsing it in a stream. The negatives had severely deteriorated by the 1970s, requiring intensive restoration work.

• Name — Yoshito Matsushige • Born — 2 January 1913 • Birthplace — Kure, Japan • Died — 16 January 2005 • Occupation — Photojournalist • Known for — Survivor of 1945 Atomic Bomb explosion in Hiroshima Matsushige Yoshito

• Illustration — A scene in Hiroshima around 11:00 on 6 August 1945 • Illustration — A scene in Hiroshima after 11:00 on 6 August 1945 • Illustration — Matsushige's family barber shop after atomic bombing (around 14:00 on 6 August 1945) • Illustration — View seen from Matsushige's house (around 14:00 on 6 August 1945) • Illustration — A scene in Hiroshima around 17:00 on 6 August 1945 • Illustration — A camphor tree felled by atomic bomb's blast • Illustration — View of Hiroshima in October 1945