This photo taken on June 27, 2025 shows atomic bomb survivor Masaki Hironaka (R) speaking about a painting (top C) created by student Hana Takasago (L) showing him with his mother in the aftermath of the devastation in 1945, during a press preview of paintings created by students through survivors’ testimonies to keep the memories of the bombing relevant for younger generations, at Motomachi High School in Hiroshima, Hiroshima prefecture. For almost 20 years now, the school has tasked its art students with interviewing «hibakusha» — atomic bomb survivors — and turning their harrowing testimonies into paintings. This August marks the 80th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, as well as the 80th anniversary of the end of the Pacific theatre of World War II. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION – TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
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