Starting in 2004 , Obergfell has regularly worked in Southeast Asia , creating photographic travelogues and working on photojournalistic projects in Indonesia ( Bali , Borneo ) , Malaysia , Vietnam , Thailand , Myanmar and Cambodia . He was photographing at sea on a fishing boat when the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occurred . The boat was nearly capsized by the tidal wave . Obergfell 's storytelling and photography related to this incident have been featured in various international media , including '' OutThere/Travel '' , '' The Guardian '' and BBC World Service radio programme '' Outlook ''
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Ralf Obergfell