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Becci Manson: (Re)touching lives through photos

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Published on Aug 2, 2012

In the wake of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, mixed into the wreckage were lost and damaged photos of families and loved ones. Photo retoucher Becci Manson, together with local volunteers and a global group of colleagues she recruited online, helped clean and fix them, restoring those memories to their owners.

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  • Saurabh Patil

    Saurabh Patil 10 months ago

    The woman in red in audience at 7:40 gives no ****s.

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  • mula2626

    mula2626 10 months ago

    To all those who are negatively criticizing this lady what did you do to help? Assholes!

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  • justin mayfield

    justin mayfield 4 months ago

    Awesome. As a photographer/retoucher, this is an incredible thing to witness. Talents that are otherwise important, but by no means life-changing, being used for the preservation of memories. Good work, Becci... and all the rest!

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  • cheapshotdrummer

    cheapshotdrummer 5 months ago

    Better live up to that example ;-)

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    in reply to Milliejane davis (Show the comment)
  • gugunanak134

    gugunanak134 8 months ago

    its passionately being human!!

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    gugunanak134 8 months ago

    its passionately being human!!

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  • Dorababu Siddireddy

    Dorababu Siddireddy 8 months ago

    how to work that

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  • Milliejane davis

    Milliejane davis 8 months ago

    This is my Auntie Becci , i hardly ever see her , but i always keep update on her facebook , she's an inspiration to me i think she is amazing :)

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  • TheSkizz89

    TheSkizz89 9 months ago

    Some faith in humanity restored.

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  • Milliejane davis

    Milliejane davis 9 months ago

    I think she has done an amazing job...very proud of you Becci

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  • Claris H.M Chua

    Claris H.M Chua 9 months ago

    That was a very noble thing they did there, reconnecting lives.

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