In Tsunami’s Wake, a Japanese Family Drifts Apart – The New York Times

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In Tsunami’s Wake, a Japanese Family Drifts Apart

In the five years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, Hiroko Masuike has followed the Sato family, whose members drifted apart as they struggled to recover and rebuild.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/japan-tsunamis-anniversary-photos-hiroko-masuike/?&_r=0&module=Slide&region=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-14&action=Escape&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=In%20Tsunami%E2%80%99s%20Wake%2C%20a%20Japanese%

Their stoicism in the face of adversity made a deep impression on Hiroko Masuike, a photographer who chanced upon the family in the weeks after the 2011 disaster and who has documented the family’s recovery ever since.