Synopsis

The earthquake that struck Japan’s northern coast on March 11, 2011, registered a magnitude of 9.0 – the strongest ever recorded in the country. It unleashed a tsunami of unprecedented scale, which within minutes swept away coastal villages and towns. In some locations, the wave surged over 100 feet high, inundating areas for miles inland. Remarkably, both amateur and professional photographers documented the event, capturing astonishing scenes of human resilience as ordinary people transformed