The unprecedented earthquake and tsunami together with the nuclear power plant accident have led to unimaginable circumstances that none of us had ever before experienced. I covered the situation on site and was stunned by the extent of the devastation. I had neither the time nor the emotional reserves to take carefully considered photos. From the moment I entered the disaster area, I felt a certain sense of limitation to my work as a photographer. It is almost impossible to communicate the distress, disorientation, sadness, uncertainty, and fear of the victims, and the sensations felt while there, such as the sounds, smells, heat and cold.

The earthquake bent the tip of Tokyo Tower. Interestingly, soon after that, the Tokyo Sky Tree became the world's tallest tower at 634 meters. On June 26, the Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi were registered as a World Heritage Site. This site is located in Hiraizumi of Iwate Prefecture where many people of the Heian period led their lives, and encompasses Chuson-ji temple precincts and the Konjiki-do building.

The former analog era is changing over to a digital era, and humanity is currently at a major transition stage in this progress. I would like to continue my efforts to investigate what it is that can be communicated through still and moving images.