On One of The Remotest Islands on Our Planet... Amazing and Tragic Images

[trailmonkee]

The MIDWAY media project is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. On one of the remotest islands on our planet, tens of thousands of baby albatrosses lie dead on the ground, their bodies filled with plastic from the Pacific Garbage Patch. Returning to the island over several years, our team is witnessing the cycles of life and death of these birds as a multi-layered metaphor for our times. With photographer Chris Jordan as our guide, we walk through the fire of horror and grief, facing the immensity of this tragedy—and our own complicity—head on. And in this process, we find an unexpected route to a transformational experience of beauty, acceptance, and understanding.

[robinlynne]

1. afraid to watch.

[trailmonkee]

2. it's really well shot - well worth watching - hard to watch, but short

[Fridays Child]

3. Horrifying.

And so sad.

[DebJ]

4. Thanks for posting this. I am a changed person.

I will never again use a plastic store bag. I have tons of reusable ones, leave them in the car, then lazy out.
Never again. And this will help me kick my soda habit...all those lids. OMG.

[trailmonkee]

5. so hard to shift when it is such a major part of life for everybody....

[Lint Head]

6. Plastic is made with petroleum.

[Michigan-Arizona]

7. So very sad----Hard to even watch

That short video was such an eye opener.

[snappyturtle]

8. Thanks. Just posted to my FB page. When visiting Padre Island, Corus Christi I

was always amazed at the junk that came in with the tide.....from the carelessness of humans.

[AverageMe]

9. I only get the message "This video is private" so I can not watch it

[SunSeeker]

10. Do you have another link? This one went "private" and is inaccessible.

[Plucketeer]

11. Here

Being a lover of (and keeper of) birds. This is REALLY tough to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dtJFiIXp5Bo#t=163s

[SunSeeker]

12. Brutal.

But thanks for the link. EVERYONE needs to see this.