VJ-Day Canvas Print

In addition to August 14 and 15, September 2, 1945 is also known as V-J Day. In Japan, August 15 is often called Shūsen-kinenbi , which literally means the "memorial day for the end of the war," but the government's name for the day is Senbotsusha o tsuitō shi heiwa o kinen suru hi "day for mourning of war dead and praying for peace". In Korea, V-J Day is commemorated on August 15 as Gwangbokjeol, literally "Restoration of the Light Day" in the South and as Joguk Haebang Ginyeomil roughly translated to "Motherland Liberation Day" in the North; in Australia it is Victory in the Pacific Day, V-P Day.

President Truman declared September 2 to be V-J Day, but noted that "It is not yet the day for the formal proclamation of the end of the war nor of the cessation of hostilities."

Victory over Japan Day or V-J Day, is a name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered, effectively ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of that event. The term has been app...

Photography is all about using light to capture the emotion and beauty of a fleeting moment. For me, this adventure began with a single spring image using a small Kodak film camera of a freshly watered central Kansas ditch and has come full circle using modern digital techniques. My first camera was acquired by trading an ancient Royal typewriter to a fellow college student who was desperate to finish a term paper. It was a long time ago and that camera was my passport to an art that has fascinated me ever since. I owned and operated a professional studio in central Kansas for 20 years and moved to Colorado in 1994. Part of the studio's early success came from creating outdoor portraiture using controlled lighting...