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Plastic Beach

By Manuel Maqueda | Published: December 13, 2009
In the Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a king who was cursed to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this throughout eternity. A beach cleanup on Midway Atoll made us feel just like Sisyphus. There are millions of tons of plastics present in our oceans, and these [...]
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Video slide show released

By Manuel Maqueda | Published: October 31, 2009
Chris Jordan has just released on YouTube a 6′30″ video slide show of some of his Midway photographs with the music of Christen Lien. An HD version can be viewed here. Images and video: Chris Jordan.  Music: Christen Lien The original quicktime file (103 MB) can be downloaded fron this link.
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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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First Walk on the Beach

By Jan Vozenilek | Published: September 12, 2009
Midway borders a stunning coral reef. It’s north shore is graced by azure tropical waters and miles of white sand. But amidst all this beautiful Midway magic, Manuel and Chris find that a closer look easily reveals one of the planets biggest hidden threats. -Jan Vozenilek. (Video narrated by Manuel Maqueda) Español: La isla de Midway está [...]
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