Yoshito Matsushige: Witness to a City’s Ruin The year 1945 is etched in history, forever marked by the devastating atomic bombing of Hiroshima. While countless images document this horrific event, few capture the raw immediacy and profound human cost quite like those taken by Yoshito Matsushige, a Japanese photojournalist who lived through it all. Born in Kure, Hiroshima in 1913, Matsushige’s life took an irreversible turn on August 6th when he found himself amidst the chaos and devastation of the blast. His five photographs – the only images recorded within Hiroshima itself that day – are n…