PARAGRAPH 1 : Before March, 2011, I was a photographic retoucher

What was Becci’s job before March 2001?

How does the media feel about people who do Becci’s job?

What does Becci say about people who do this kind of job?

PARAGRAPH 2 : On March 11, 2011, I watched from home, as the rest

PARAGRAPH 3: On May the 13th, I made my way to the town of Ōfunato.

Where was Becci on March 11, 2011?

What organization does she volunteer with?

Where did Becci go in Japan?

ベッキー・マンソン: 写真修復を通じて人々の人生に触れる

Becci Manson: (Re)touching lives through photos

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First Name: ____________ Last Name: ____________ Student #: ____________ Group: ____________

Becci Manson

PARAGRAPH 4 : We pulled debris from canals and ditches.

PARAGRAPH 5 : For weeks, all the volunteers and locals alike

PARAGRAPH 6 : Now, it wasn't until this point that I realized

What kind of work did Becci do when she first came to Iwate?

What did Becci start to realize about the photographs?

What were people finding and collecting in the debris?

What was Becci trusted to do at the evacuation center?

PARAGRAPH 7 : At the end of my first week there, I found myself...

PARAGRAPH 8 : Now, it was emotional and it was inspiring...

PARAGRAPH 9 : This was the very first...

PARAGRAPH 10 : Over time, more photos came in, thankfully...

What idea did Becci have while she was cleaning the photographs by hand?

Where did she ask friends to help with her idea?

What was difficult about repairing this first photo?

Was she successful?

After two weeks, how many people from around the world were helping with Becci’s project?

What were the names of the two other towns that they were also able to help?

How did they get the photos to the retouchers?

PARAGRAPH 11 : The time it took, however, to get it back...

Did it take a long time to fix the pictures?

What example of a very difficult project did she give?

PARAGRAPH 13 : Now, we were lucky with our hand-cleaning...

PARAGRAPH 14 : The lady who brought us these photos was lucky...

PARAGRAPH 15 : When she collected the photos from us...

PARAGRAPH 12 : Now, all these photos had been damaged by water...

What did they have to do before they could digitally repair the photos?

What other activity did Wynne compare cleaning the photos to?

Why was Becci able to fix the photo of the woman’s husband? (Why was she lucky with her photos?)

Who found the photos of the woman’s husband?

What was her husband’s job?

PARAGRAPH 16 : The day I gave her the photos also happened to be...

Why did this mother want to give the chance to see these photos to her son on his birthday?

PARAGRAPH 20 : The project's also made a big difference ...

PARAGRAPH 22-23 : I would like to conclude by reading an email...

PARAGRAPH 18-19 : We take photos constantly...

PARAGRAPH 17 : After six months in Japan...

How many photographs did the volunteers clean in 6 months?

How many volunteers from around the world participated in fixing these pictures?

Why does Becci think photos are important for us? (what are her ideas)

Why was this project important in the lives of the retouchers? How did it change their lives?

Why did Cindy really like this particular family picture?