The Big Ditch is the nickname given to the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important waterways for commerce.
A series documenting The Panama canal.
The Panama Canal is an artificial 82km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A wonder of the modern world it is one of the most important passage ways for maritime trade.
This series is a long-form project that documents the Panama Canal over three different passages crossing the canal by ship.
Panama Canal, Pacific Bound (2019)
Singaporean Cargo ship Maersk heads towards the Miraflores Locks system, with the assistance of tug boats to cross over into the Pacific Ocean in Panama City on June 29, 2019.
Singaporean Cargo ship Maersk passes through the Miraflores Locks in Panama City, on June 29, 2019.
Puente de las Américas (The Bridge of the Americas) marks the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal in Panama City, on June 29, 2019.
A cargo ship assisted by electric locomotives passes through the Miraflores lock system in Panama City on June 29, 2019.
The electric locomotive used to guide ships across the locks are known as mulas (mules), named after the animals traditionally used to cross the isthmus of Panama.
A Panama Canal worker waves while sitting on an electric locomotive which guides ships through the locks chambers in Panama City, on June 29, 2019.
A Cayman Island cargo ship NYK Daedalus awaits passage through the Panama Canal in Panama City, on June 29, 2019.
A Panama Canal pilot is deployed to assist the Cayman Island cargo ship NYK Daedalus on its passage through the canal towards the Atlantic Ocean, in Panama City, on June 29, 2019.
Panama Canal, Pacific to Atlantic Passage (2012)
The day fades as large number of cargo ships await entry to Panama Canal from the Atlantic Ocean by Colon, Panama on July 17, 2012
A cargo ship passes through the Panama Canal Gatun Locks on July 17, 2012
A cargo ship passes through the Panama Canal Gatun lock system on July 17, 2012
The Panamanian cargo ship Southern Spirit passes through the Panama canal Gatun locks, on July 17, 2023.
The Gatun Locks set along the Caribbean side of the Panama to the west of Colón open for passage, on July 17, 2012
A Panama Canal tugboat assists with passage through the Gatun Locks in Panama, on July 17, 2012
Panama Canal, Pacific Bound (2011)
