wtf…are we doing?

Nov 12, 2009

wtf…are we doing?

Chris Jordan’s photographs of albatross chicks were made on Midway Atoll, a sliver of sand and coral deep in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean.This is pretty disturbing work, and the reality of it goes unnoticed. Check out the video after the jump.

description: A few months ago we introduced you to the fascinating work of photographer and environmentalist Chris Jordan. Here his newest project entitled, “The Message from Gyre”, shot at Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. To portray the pollution in the waters of this area he photographed deteriorating albatross chicks who had died from eating toxic waste. The photos illustrate the contents in their stomach without any exaggeration. On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking.

8 Comments, Comment or Ping

Nate

faked is my guess I mean come on it would be on the news.

Nov 12th, 2009
Lt. Dan Bassett

now I know gulls are dirt devils. Life is messy, clean it up.

Nov 12th, 2009
Open your eyes

Dear Nate. You’re an idiot. Of course this is real. It’s not in the news, you think the news actually cares about this stuff?

Nov 12th, 2009
Translator Chicago

This too much… and its heartbreaking…

Nov 13th, 2009
Josh Guffey

Yeah, news about celebrities, and yelling at the camera are more entertaining than hearing that we’re fucking up the most important ecosystem.

Want your ratings to drop? Air this on your network!

Nov 13th, 2009
Shannon

You’re right Nate, like so many ignorant people believe…”If it ain’t on the tv, it ain’t real!” I mean really? I bet you also believe the government never lies.

Nov 13th, 2009
Nate

Didn’t notice the little video clip till after my comment. What I ment by “in the news” was There be dead birds everywhere! heck there be non left! So the pictures are fake.

Then I saw the video.

Nov 13th, 2009