O 'Neill, Tom

Waves 30 feet high blasted ashore at Khao Lak, in Thailand 's hardest hit region. Here and along the shattered coast of Indonesia 's Sumatra Island, the tsunami arrived mostly as a series of breaking waves. In Sri Lanka and India, where the offshore waters are deeper, the tsunami poured in like a tidal surge.

Asia

O 'Neill, Tom

Fifth-century painters created stunning murals in dim man-made caves. A gifted photographer brings them to light.

Buddha