Fountain - Hiroshima Central Park

When the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, many of the injured called out for water. Some people were able to struggle to the banks of the Ota River and other sources of water, while others called out helplessly from where they lay. In almost all cases, water was insufficient for the needs of the severely injured and most succumbed to their terrible wounds.

While I was visiting friends in Hiroshima in June, I photographed a large fountain in the city's Central Park. The fountain's constant flow of water made me think of the many people who so desperately sought solace in a handful of water 66 years ago.