W. Eugene SmithStati Uniti, 1918–1978Tomoko Uemura in de armen van haar moeder
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A mother with a deformed, agonized child. Smith was a photographer who doggedly pursued a subject. In 1971 he heard that the inhabitants of the Japanese fishing village of Minamata had been stricken by a mysterious affliction. A local factory had polluted the water with mercury. Smith embarked on a four-year long photography project following the people in their struggle to gain recognition.
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Nella vita di W. Eugene Smith
Tutta la vitaSeptember 1971 – October 1974
Three years in Minamata
Smith and Aileen rent a house in Minamata and work on an extended photo essay about the effects of mercury poisoning.
1972
An attack in Chiba
Smith is attacked while accompanying activists to a meeting with Chisso union representatives. The beating seriously damages his eyesight.
1975
Minamata in print
Minamata is published with words and photographs by W. Eugene Smith and Aileen M. Smith.
