China Earthquake ~ A picture is worth a thousand words
May 18th, 2008
A wedding photographer in Sichuan captured the before and after moments: (Source: http://www.chinareviewnews.com)
May 12 - A couple just took some lovely outdoor wedding shots outside of a beautiful church in Pongzho, Sichuan
When the major quake hit, lots of stones fell off the church buildings all of a sudden. Since there was no where to hide, everyone except the photographer who captured this precious moment, got down on their knee and held their head down.
Shaking stopped and dust settled. Everyone gradually stood up and looked around what a destructive force Mother Earth had just released.
What’s left of this 100 year old church.
The bride full of dust and shaken, but very blessed that everyone is all right.
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26 Comments Add your own
1. Marshall Kirkpatrick | May 19th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Wow, what a series of images. Best wishes go out to all those impacted.
2. Tim Street | May 19th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Wow, Talk about emotionally compelling content!
3. Full Circle Associates &r&hellip | May 19th, 2008 at 11:10 am
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4. Kim’s Ventures in E&hellip | May 19th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
[…] One of the Diigo founders, Maggie Tsai, reports on how the earthquake interrupted service and a meeting among the Diigo staff members living in the USA and China. Her report can be found at the Diigo blog. When asked how we could help she recommended donating to the Red Cross who is assisting with the disaster relief efforts. She also included a link in our conversation within Diigo showing pictures from the area hit by the earthquake. This past weekend I saw a news story that showed a man was rescued from the mass of debris that had buried him for the past seven days. With the passing of each day, hopes of that type of miraculous recovery quickly evaporates. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fkcaise.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F05%2F19%2Fa-whole-lotta-shakin-going-on%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Diigo+in+China’; addthis_pub = ‘’; […]
5. Steve Franco | May 19th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Our prayers are with the victims….
6. Elisabeth McLaury Lewin | May 20th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Wow. What amazing photographs. Thank you for sharing these. Incredible. Such a handsome couple, too. Glad to hear that they are all right. Our hearts go out to those who were less fortunate.
7. meneame.net&hellip | May 20th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
El fotógrafo de una boda en China capturó el momento del terremoto con su cámara (Impresionante)…
El fotógrafo y la pareja de novios se encontraban en el exterior de una iglesia en Pongzho, Sichuan, cuando se vieron sorprendidos por el seísmo. La secuencia es estremecedora. Via Digg…
8. Reportaje fotográfico de&hellip | May 20th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
[…] Visto […]
9. luistua | May 20th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
wow lo que debió ser un día para el recuerdo lo fue pero…
10. lesone | May 20th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Sin duda alguna la boda perfecta
Es un castigo de los dioses por haber mantenido relaciones extramatrimoniales
11. blogchino.com » Blo&hellip | May 20th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
[…] via Diigo Blog […]
12. missingmanila | May 20th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
amazing pics. thanks for sharing.
13. Seqüència del terratrè&hellip | May 20th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
[…] Més imatges a Diigo Blog. […]
14. mtraker | May 21st, 2008 at 5:13 am
Horrible. It’s a tragic moment.
15. ed | May 21st, 2008 at 10:44 am
wow these pictures are really good you should be a professional
16. Kawika Holbrook | May 21st, 2008 at 10:45 am
The CEO of our company, Sterling Communications, offered to double any donations employees made to relief efforts in China or Burma. Sometimes numbers don’t tell the whole story, so I forwarded (using Diigo), this post to put a human face on the tragedy. Glad to hear the wedding party is safe, although so many people still aren’t. Keep up the good work.
17. Increibles fotografías d&hellip | May 21st, 2008 at 6:01 pm
[…] Las imágenes, impactantes, en Diigo Blog. […]
18. João Espinho | May 26th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Tragic!
19. siotha | May 28th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Beautiful composition. I hope the bride finally got married. My prayers are for everyone who’s been affected by this tradgedy
20. Adam | May 28th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Wow… amazing photographs. Glad to hear everyone was alright. The rest of the victims are in my thoughts.
21. Philippe Roy | May 28th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
…as a photographer, and ex-photojournalist, I feel split between saying “shit” and “lucky bastard”… truly a question of being there at the right time and right moment, or, rather truly, at the wrong time and wrong moment.
I’m truly glad to hear at least those people all made it out ok. The quake has shaken China and it’s people very deeply. It’s a truly “beautiful” series of images.
22. Susan Hilton - Texas Aggie Realtor in College Station Home Sales | June 1st, 2008 at 9:18 pm
What touching and dramatic photos!
23. Michael Marlatt | June 2nd, 2008 at 8:52 am
It’s absolutely amazing that anyone was able to survive. Thanks for sharing Maggie! I hope all is well-
24. Grey | June 4th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Wow, talk about the right place at the right time.
It’s great to hear that everyone is alright.
25. HeySephanie | June 9th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
I’m glad everyone was okay - that must have been a frightening experience.
26. alanur | June 12th, 2008 at 9:25 am
WOW , what are pity !!!
It was a tragic , but they are lucky !!!
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