wedding photos taken before-during-after China earthquake

[rockzilla]

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/23/from-china-disaster-caught-in-a-wedding-lens/index.html?hp

On the front page of nytimes.com -

"Some pretty amazing before-during-and-after photographs of the devastating May 12 earthquake in China have surfaced, photos that exist because of the timing of the quake — in midafternoon, when several newlywed couples happened to be having their wedding photos taken near the town of Bailu."

 

[rockzilla]

More of the photos are here (text is in chinese)
http://news.sohu.com/20080517/n256926605.shtml

Amazingly none of the wedding couples or photographers were hurt. The photos are very moving - it is amazing what they captured in those few seconds. I can''t imagine what it would like to be caught in that kind of terrible tragedy.

 

[LegacyGirl]

Wow... they really will remember their wedding forever

 

[Stephanie]

Wow. Those are just really moving photos. Glad that no one was hurt.

 

[angel_nieves]

Wow those photos brought a tear to my eye. Thank heaven that none of the wedding party was hurt!

 

[Ice Princess Cristy]

wow... such a devastating event..... I saw the photos of the families grieving for the children caught in the school and I just started bawling..... What a catastrophe!

 

[Diamond*Dana]

Thank God nobody was hurt!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Date: 5/23/2008 3:39:18 PM
Author: Ice Princess Cristy
wow... such a devastating event..... I saw the photos of the families grieving for the children caught in the school and I just started bawling..... What a catastrophe!

Yes, incredibly heartbreaking.