This Photographer Snuck Into the Wrecked Cruise Ship Costa Concordia
On January 13th, 2012, the giant Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized and sank off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, after running into an underwater rock, claiming 32 lives. In August 2014, in the midst of the salvaging operation, photographer Jonathan Danko Kielkowski secretly snuck onto the ship to document it in photos.
Here’s a 136-minute video with GoPro footage from the 6 hours Kielkowski spent exploring the wreck:
50 of the photos Kielkowski made that day have since been published in the photo book Concordia by White Press.
You can also find more of his work on his website, blog, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.
Image credits: Photographs by Jonathan Danko Kielkowski and used with permission
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