Nerf-Coated World

The tsunami, just before it hit

There's something creepy about just looking at these images, knowing that they were among the last this couple saw before they were carried away in the devastation. Though their camera took a beating, the memory card was still intact; it seems pretty clear from the pictures that they had no idea of what was coming.

I'm reminded of Bill Biggart, the photographer who died when the second tower collapsed on 9/11. His camera was recovered intact, near his body. He kept shooting until the end.

Posted by Matt at February 24, 2005 2:28 PM