Tag Archives: code of ethic

First photos released!

By Manuel Maqueda | Published: October 21, 2009

Chris has released and posted on his website a selection of his photographs under the title “Message from the Gyre”. In Chris’ words: These photographs of albatross chicks were made just a few weeks ago on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. The nesting babies [...]

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A Glimpse of the Tragedy

By Manuel Maqueda | Published: September 22, 2009

Until now, we have not shown the carcasses of the albatross chicks that Chris Jordan has been photographing, stuffed with plastic beyond belief. So much plastic, and in such bizarre combinations of objects and colors, that we recently posted a video in which Chris explains his photography ethic: no plastic is added to any photo, [...]

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Photography Ethics

By Manuel Maqueda | Published: September 18, 2009

The amount of plastic objects that we are finding inside of the albatross carcasses that cover Midway Island is so shocking that it might be hard to believe. As soon as we landed on the island, we all agreed to adhere to a strict work ethic that is summarized in these three rules: No plastic [...]