
And the Healing Has Begun
- By Michael Staub
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About the Artwork
“I captured this image one afternoon on the Sea of Japan.
It says ‘hope’ to me.”
Michael Staub studied photojournalism at San Francisco State University and lived and worked in Japan as a photographer and a teacher for more than twenty-five years. He has since returned to the Bay Area in California.
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2 thoughts on “And the Healing Has Begun”
An amazing story of survival against all odds. Thank you for sharing. You give hope to many other people who are struggling to live through this awful
pandemic.
Perfectly said and illustrated.