[Theme] Death & Decay (warning, contains graphic images!!!)

[Lars Hansen]

Peraliya, Sri Lanka. On the 26th of December 2004 over 1000 people died in this train when it was knocked over and submerged by the tsunami...only 900 bodies were recovered. I took this seven months after the event, recovery/clean-up efforts were still underway at that time. Camera was a 3mb Ricoh RDC-7.

Hans, it must have been an emotional situation standing there and photographing the train. It's incomprehensible what people went through in the areas that was hit by the tsunami and its aftermath.

[KarlMera]

For those with instincts

[Hans_S]

Hans, it must have been an emotional situation standing there and photographing the train. It's incomprehensible what people went through in the areas that was hit by the tsunami and its aftermath.

Lars, you have summed the scenario up nicely. I took this one shot before our guide quietly explained what we were looking at, any further thoughts of photography or talk had been dispelled.