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Atomic Photographers is an ongoing collection of archival and contemporary images of atomic and nuclear weapons and facilities with a focus on the Manhattan Project, the bombings and aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear bomb tests, and the disasters at Chernobyl, Three-Mile Island and Fukushima.

The Atomic Photographers is an archive of photographers and artists dedicated to making visible all facets of the nuclear age. Established in 1987, the collection documents the history, impact and ongoing legacy of the atomic age with a focus on the Manhattan Project, the bombings and aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear bomb tests, and the disasters at Chernobyl, Three-Mile Island and Fukushima.

Licensing and copyright is held by individual photographers or is in the public domain. For inquiries about image use, please use the contact information on individual photographers’ pages where available.

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Yoshito Matsushige: one of five photographs taken in Hiroshima, Aug 6, 1945. People who escaped serious injury apply cooking oil to their burns near Miyuki Bridge.