On November 4th, 2011,
almost eight months after
a huge tsunami inundated
the northeast coast of
Japan's main island Honshu,
I visited the remains of the
city of Rikuzentakata.
On street corners and in
front of official buildings I
found photograph albums
that had yet to be claimed
by their owners. The
photographs within were
slowly dissolving because
of their prolonged exposure
to the elements.