1. WGSN for JAPAN
presents Max hodges’ photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath

2. wgsn For Japan a photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath
In t h e daY s following the 2011
Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami,
photographer Max Hodges bravely
headed up to the damage-stricken
townships of Nobiru and Ishinomaki,
travelling through affected areas, hitch-
hiking from city to city, and sleeping in
abandoned buildings as he chronicled
the tragedy.
thIs Is hIs photo dIarY
over two daYs -
March 15-16, 2011
- In the hard-hIt
townshIps oF nobIru
and IshInoMakI.

3. wgsn For Japan a photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath
“In the 65 Years aFter
the end oF world war
II, thIs Is the toughest
and the Most dIFFIcult
crIsIs For Japan.”
- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan

4. wgsn For Japan a photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath
a MountaIn oF luMber
Is all that reMaIns
oF countless hoMes
In nobIru Flattened
bY the tsunaMI.
there are belIeved
to be 26,000 people
eIther MIssIng or
dead.

5. wgsn For Japan a photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath
thIs car contaIned blankets
and a stYroFoaM contaIner wIth
Food and drInks. It was clear
theY had packed to escape but
weren’t Fast enough. Max stIll
doesn’t know IF theY survIved or
not.

6. wgsn For Japan a photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath
the tsunaMI created
over 300,000 reFugees
In the tohoku regIon,
and shortages oF
Food, water, shelter,
MedIcIne and Fuel
For survIvors.

7. wgsn For Japan a photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath
Max hItch-hIked In the raIn FroM nobIru at
nIght, and arrIved at IshInoMakI eleMentarY
school.
the school has been converted Into a
shelter For 1,200 survIvors, run bY the
eleMentarY school teachers. the teacher
volunteers have taken responsIbIlItY
For everYthIng FroM ratIonIng clothIng
and other supplIes, keepIng a regIster oF
occupants, and organIsIng Meals.

8. wgsn For Japan a photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath
“It’s hard not to Feel
a bIt guIltY For
enJoYIng the sIMple
thIngs In lIFe: a hot
Meal, a salad wIth
Fresh vegetables,
a hot bath.”
- Max Hodges

9. wgsn For Japan a photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath
In the MornIng,
reFugees partIcIpate
In the exercIses led bY
radIo at the shelter.

10. wgsn For Japan a photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath
despIte ManY soMbre
Faces, the Japanese
are generallY In
rather good spIrIts
consIderIng the
cIrcuMstances.

11. wgsn For Japan a photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath
“no one I Met
coMplaIned about
anYthIng. everYone
Just laughed when
talkIng about theIr
house beIng washed
awaY...”
- Max Hodges

12. wgsn For Japan a photo dIarY oF the Japan aFterMath
“everYone Is hard at
work puttIng theIr
neIghbourhood back
together.”
- Max Hodges

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