Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath taken by W. Eugene Smith in 1971. W. Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist that traveled around the world capturing photos of countries that were rarely shown to the public. This photo in particular, is considered her most famous because it shows the effect of severe mercury poisoning from a company that was not being held responsible. This waste caused a neurological syndrome, Minamata disease. This photo exposed the industrial wastewater from the Chisso Corporation’s chemical factory which affected thousands of lives while the government and company did little to prevent the pollution. Overall, this, powerful photo of a mother holding her daughter while bathing her exposes the company and what it has done, yet shows the love and interaction of the people who have to live with these effects.
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