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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 [...]

Posted in Videos | Also tagged bill weaver, chris jordan, jan vozenilek, manuel maqueda, midway journey, midwayj, ocean pollution, Papahanaumokuakea, plastic pollution, victoria sloan jordan | 1 Comment

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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