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Midway Brushstrokes 2

By Manuel Maqueda | Published: October 16, 2009
In the midst of the tragedy of plastic pollution on Midway, Jan Vozenilek’s camera tuns, for an instant, to the triumph of life over decay. During our journey, Jan would occasionally steal away from the group, and wander alone in the island with his camera.  The rest of us would wonder where he was, and what [...]
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Plastic Water

By Victoria Sloan Jordan | Published: October 4, 2009
Scientists say that plastic now outweighs plankton 6 to 1 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The lagoon of Midway Atoll is the perfect laboratory to witness all sizes of plastic slowly breaking down into smaller and smaller pieces.  A variety of plastic washes up on the beaches daily, but not [...]
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A visit to Eastern Island

By Manuel Maqueda | Published: September 27, 2009
Midway Atoll is actually composed of two small islands, Sand Island -which is the largest and the only one inhabited- and Eastern Island, slightly over one mile long, and separated from Sand Island by a narrow channel that provides access to the interior of the lagoon. Matt Brown, Manager of the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, [...]
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Ghost Net

By Bill Weaver | Published: September 24, 2009
A day off for snorkeling turns into a mission to recover a ghost net. Video by Bill Weaver, voice over by Chris Jordan. Music by Christen Lien.
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The Best Gear Possible

By Bill Weaver | Published: September 20, 2009
Capturing high-resolution images thousands of miles from a camera store means having the best tools possible and a lot of redundancy. In this clip, Bill Weaver profiles some of the technology Chris Jordan has brought to Midway. Video by Bill Weaver
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The Power of Midway

By Manuel Maqueda | Published: September 16, 2009
Film director Bill Weaver talks about the ways the members of the Midway Team are bonded with one another, and with the power of nature that surrounds them on Midway. Music by Christen Lien www.itsnotaviolin.com … (más información)
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First Dead Albatrosses

By Bill Weaver | Published: September 13, 2009
On his first morning on Midway, Chris begins searching for the remains of albatrosses that have died from ingesting plastic. It didn’t take long to find his first photographic subjects. -Bill Weaver Voiceover by Chris Jordan
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