May 18 was a fateful day. He saw the imminent explosion in the distance. Sadly, it wasn’t “distant” enough. He knew that he could not escape the explosion in time to save his own life.
Because of this, he took photographs until the very last moment. Then, he took the roll of film out of his camera, placed it in a case, and put it in his backpack. From there, making his final sacrifice, he laid his body down on his backpack to help preserve things as much as he could.
His body was found 17 days later. He was buried in ash, but his film was intact. His incredible images were featured in the January issue of National Geographic.
chrimony 1 points 1.8 years ago