Eiichi Matsumoto
Appearance
Eiichi Matsumoto (松本 栄一, Matsumoto Eiichi, 1915–2004) was a Japanese photographer.[1]
During World War II he worked as a photojournalist for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, covering the firebombing of several Japanese cities.[2] Following the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he was sent to photograph the aftermath.[2]
References
- ^ (in Japanese) Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (『日本写真家事典』, Nihon shashinka jiten). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8
- ^ a b Ives, Mike (6 August 2020). "After Atomic Bombings, These Photographers Worked Under Mushroom Clouds". The New York Times.