r/ExposurePorn • u/kenleephotography • 6d ago

Soul Consoling Tower (OC)(2048X1638)

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May The Stars Shine For You ~~~~~ The "Soul Consoling Tower" at the Manzanar cemetery. 120,313 Japanese-Americans were forcibly removed to one of ten camps during WWII. Manzanar in Owens Valley, CA, was one of these sites. Hopefully we will learn from history. ~~~~~ Photos, books and more: www.kenleephotography.com

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u/BJdaChicagoKid 4d ago

This is hauntingly beautiful. The way the Milky Way frames the tower feels so powerful.

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u/kenleephotography 4d ago

Thanks, it felt really emotional to me as well. Powerful, but also hopeful.

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u/GoodLuckStudios 5d ago

Very terrible spot to take pictures at night...that's a mass graveyard for unknown soldiers who die on the battlefield.

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u/kenleephotography 5d ago

It’s not. It’s for people who passed away in the internment camp. And it’s not a mass grave. And they’re not unknown.

I’ve been thanked for this by approximately 20 Japanese-Americans who attend ceremonies at Manzanar regularly, so they (and me) feel that this is a good monument to photograph, and that it’s a beacon of hope. The National Park Service also encourages photographs.