Until the Moss Grows—A Remembrance of the Sichuan Earthquake | Sohu
Sun Junbin—Sohu
On May 12, China commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Sichuan Earthquake, one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s history, which claimed more than 80,000 lives. This story by photographer Sun Junbin stood out from the numerous photo essays commemorating the earthquake and its victims. Sun not only took pictures himself, but also collected old photographs and artifacts, which he stitched together to construct a moving story about the victims, the survivors, what the places the earthquake destroyed look like today.
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On May 12, China commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Sichuan Earthquake, one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s history, which claimed more than 80,000 lives. This story by photographer Sun Junbin stood out from the numerous photo essays commemorating the earthquake and its victims. Sun not only took pictures himself, but also collected old photographs and artifacts, which he stitched together to construct a moving story about the victims, the survivors, what the places the earthquake destroyed look like today.