Countdown to the M9.0 earthquake in Japan – March 11, 2011

We were sitting in a coffee shop in central Tokyo when a few seconds before the M9.0 earthquake hit Japan on March 11, 2011, a centralized warning system suddenly announced that an earthquake was about to hit Tokyo in 54 seconds. I got my mobile camera out just in time to get the count down on record… the video does not reflect the true impact of the quake, but everything just went on shaking for a really long time. Will never forget those terrifying moments. Check out the video below:

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Aniruddha Mallik (Ani)

I am a photographer, an explorer, and bits and pieces of other things. After spending my younger years in India, it’s been more than 20 years since I started living in Tokyo, Japan. Besides portraits and street scenes, my photography interests also cover dance, music and travel.

I am an instinctive photographer driven by a passion to pursue my creative interests… always willing to learn and experiment as I evolve my own style. Living in Japan, I have the good fortune of being able to interact with and learn from so many amazing photographers. And over the years, I have tried to blend my learnings into the photography I do.

This website is a common platform for all my interests, so you’ll see photographs, articles on a wide range of topics, videos, recipes, travel notes and whatever else I feel like sharing with the outside world.

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