20 Photos Showing the Violent Aesthetics of Disasters and Natural Disasters (21 photos)

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Any destruction is terrifying.





But even chaos has something captivating. And the moments when the familiar order collapses are akin to the action of some mystical, ancient force. Moments of colossal power and ordeal are rarely captured on camera. But these images represent those rare instances when photographers managed to capture a fleeting glimpse of these events, terrifying in their incredible power. They make us reflect on our weakness before the all-powerful elements, which know no bounds.

1. The first tsunami wave in Japan in 2011



2. The largest landslide in North American history, Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah, 2013





3. The sinking of the Costa Concordia on the night of On January 14, 2012, in the Tyrrhenian Sea near the Italian island of Giglio



4. Fire Destroys $4 Million Mansion in Ohio



5. Fire on Factory



6. Fire from a burning building being sucked into a tornado



7. Aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, 1992



6. A wind turbine blown down in Wyoming



9. A Brazilian private yacht sank in icy waters Antarctica



10. A submerged statue of the god Shiva during the Ganges River flood, June 17, 2013.



11. The Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Collapse Horizon



12. Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy



13. Burning Man - a festival held annually in the Black Rock Desert in western Nevada USA



14. Overhead power line support after the fire



15. The sunken tanker Erika off the coast of France



16. A burned-out nightclub in Germany



17. Burning Taxi, New York City, January 9, 2013



18. Sinkhole, Guatemala City, 2010 g.



19. Home Depot warehouse destroyed by tornado, Joplin, Missouri, 2011



20. The accident that killed actor Paul Walker

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