The power of the album [enhanced version] by Masashi Asada

A shinig record of those who tried to save many photos and albums in the disaster. Published an expanded version.

“The Power of the Album” is a book that covers the activities of people who wash the muddy photos and albums washed away by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and return them to their owners. It is also one of the original drafts of the movie “Asada Family!” (Director: Ryota Nakano, Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Tsumabuki) scheduled to be released in 2020.

About a month after the earthquake on March 11, 2011, editor Satoshi Fujimoto and photographer Masashi Asada headed to the disaster area for volunteer activities.
What they saw there was muddy photos and people who just washed them.
The two people, who learned that these activities are occurring spontaneously in various parts of the Tohoku coast, may be able to share their photo-cleaning know-how in various parts of the country by interviewing and introducing them. They interviewed for two years.
This book is not just a record of reconstruction from the earthquake, but the irreplaceable power of the album and the figures of people who believe it and try to pass it on to the future are imprinted with genuine words and photographs.

And in this “Augmented version of the power of the album”, we are newly covering the photo cleaning activity in Mabi-cho, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the heavy rains in western Japan in 2018.
More than nine years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and how are the know-how established through trial and error in each region at that time being utilized?
Through the activities and appearances of everyone in Mabi-cho, I will once again depict the significance of the existence of photography and its relationship with people.
In addition, a manual for cleaning photos is also included with illustrations.