One Year On

These images are from on and around December 26, 2005 in Khao Lak, Thailand. Ceremonies were held simultaneously in six locations across Thailand’s Southern Provinces to mark the first anniversary of the Asian Tsunami Disaster of 2004

Of the over 5,000 people who died across Thailand, 1953 were foreigners and 800 remain unidentified.

The nighttime memorial service on Bang Niang beach included over 5,000 large glowing lanterns being floated into the night sky in remembrance of those killed – one lantern for each person who died.