Øystein Lund Andersen, a Norwegian volcano photographer who photographed the eruption of Anak-Krakatau prior to the tsunami, described the eruption as quite heavy. Andersen was alone at the shore when the tsunami waves arrived, but managed to escape The wave came out of nowhere, he said, and within seconds I had to run. he stated in an interview with Forbes. Following the event he published an eyewitness account.