19 Examples of Devastating Disaster Photography

From Post-Storm Shots to Crash-Landing Photography

— May 21, 2013 — Eco
Even though floods, tornadoes, storms and power outages are typically a travesty and disheartening to hear about, for some reason audiences around the world are fascinated by disaster photos. Whether in photography series, editorials or in ad campaigns, natural and man-made disaster photos are a prominently growing phenomenon to pull contextual artistic inspiration from.

Perhaps it's the surrealistic aspect of disasters, how beautifully magnetic and large scale they are, or simply how we have no control over their worldly presence that pulls audiences into wanting to witness a disaster's dreamlike presence. Whatever the reason, disaster photography is definitely a prominent force in the art and marketing world. From disaster-driven insurance ads to Wizard of Oz tornado-inspired auto shoots, there is something inevitably pulling in gazing upon natural and man-made disasters.
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Hopeful Tragedy Compilations
Hopeful Tragedy Compilations
The '2012: What Brought Us Together' Video is Beautiful
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Post-Storm Snapshots
Post-Storm Snapshots
Dustin Cantrell's Pictures Were Taken After a New York Storm
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Power Outage Time Lapses
Power Outage Time Lapses
NYC Dark by Jared Levy Captures New York City During Hurricane Sandy
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Blazing Bonfire Paintings
Blazing Bonfire Paintings
Justing McAllister Articulates the Various Connotations of Fire
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Disastrous Delivery Ads
Disastrous Delivery Ads
The Grupo Zoom Campaign Violently Depicts Consequences of Group Shipments
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Galactic Photography Simulations
Galactic Photography Simulations
The NYC on Other Planets Simulations are Aesthetically Clever
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Natural Disaster Auto Ads
Natural Disaster Auto Ads
The Mitsubishi Pajero Campaign is Dangerously Adventurous
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Bone-Chilling Wasteland Photos
Bone-Chilling Wasteland Photos
Fukushima is Now Available to be Explored on Google Maps
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Disaster Driven Insurance Ads
Disaster Driven Insurance Ads
This Allstate Commercial Points Out That Mayhem is Everywhere
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Unpopulated City Pictorials
Unpopulated City Pictorials
Tokyo End by Gabriel de la Chapelle is Eerily Empty
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Candid Disaster Captures
Candid Disaster Captures
Hurricane Sandy Photography Reminds Viewers of the Tragic Event
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Militarized Natural Disaster Ads
Militarized Natural Disaster Ads
The Amnesty International Arms Trade Campaign is Out of Control
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Tempestuous Ocean Captures
Tempestuous Ocean Captures
Clifford Ross Hurricanes Photography Shows Storm-Driven Waves
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Storm Simulating Installations
Storm Simulating Installations
MoMA's Rain Room Is an Exhibit That is Not Afraid to Get You Wet
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Wizard of Oz Auto Shoots
Wizard of Oz Auto Shoots
The 'Icons of Style' Mercedez-Benz Film by Alex Prager is Theatric
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Submerged City Photography
Submerged City Photography
Nickolay Lamm’s Disaster Photography Depicts a Scary Reality
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Devastating Circumstance Photography
Devastating Circumstance Photography
Amy Stein Photography Explores Moments of Desperation
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Crash Landing Photography
Crash Landing Photography
Dietmar Eckell's 'Happy End' Documents Miracle Crash Landings
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Wacky Windblown Portraits
Wacky Windblown Portraits
Jonathan Robert Willis Creates Indoor Tornadoes to Help His Models Pose
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