John and Jackie Knill

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John and Jackie Knill were a couple from North Vancouver, British Columbia that were killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. John was a songwriter and music studio owner. He began his musical career in the 1970s. He co-founded the Canadian jazz-fusion group Passage in the 1990s and was the producer for many Canadian musical artists, including gospel singer Marcus Mosley. Jackie was a painter who was specialized in watercolors

The Knills had been vacationing in Khao Lak, Thailand when the tsunami occurred. Their camera was later discovered by a missionary, Christian Pilet. It contained a series of photos documenting the fatal wave's approach. Some of them were taken from very close distance.