'Where The Land Used To Be,' Photos Show Louisiana Coast 10 Years After BP Oil Spill
Photographer Tyrone Turner documented the life and changes on Cat Island in the southeastern coastal area of the state before it disappeared.
The last time I visited Cat Island, it was three feet under water.
As a freelance photographer, I had been returning to the now-submerged island on assignments for almost a decade, since the vulnerable island was hit by the 2010 BP oil spill. PJ Hahn, former director of Coastal Zone Management for Plaquemines Parish, and I had to find the location using GPS coordinates, maneuvering over what looked like a sandbar on the boat's depth finder.
We took turns slipping out of the boat to stand in the water, digging our feet into the dying island. With the water
