Emory Kristof on right

In Memory of Emory Kristof

Posted on February 12th, 2023

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society was saddened to learn of the passing of preeminent underwater photographer, Emory Kristof. Emory, an award-winning photographer for National Geographic since 1963, was an active partner in the 1995 National Geographic/Sony Corporation/Royal Canadian Navy and Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society expedition to the wreck site of the Edmund Fitzgerald. He was a specialist in scientific, high-tech and underwater subjects, including deep ocean work that placed him far beyond normal diver depths.… Read More...

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