Posts Tagged ‘Pollution’
BP Gulf Oil Spill – Anniversary Photo Essay
Three years has passed since the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest oil disaster in history.
In August 2010, five months after, I travelled across four states (twice) with video journalist Jason Parkinson, documenting the environmental and social impact, not just of the oil spill, but also the dispersant chemicals used to “clean” up the oil.
Click here to see photo-essay / non flash version
Coldtype – The Reader cover story
The footage from that trip became the film report Gulf
Images and footage available from: www.reportdigital.co.uk
The effect on the environment and the communities of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida by both oil and dispersant continues, as The Independent reports:
Dead dolphins and shrimp with no eyes found after BP cleanup
Southend oil spill
ColdType Photo Essay – On the Beach
The Reader cover story, photo-essay on the aftermath of the Gulf Oil Disaster.
See pdf here
More ColdType photo-essays here
Death of a Fishing Community
Sunset on Grand Isle, a fishing community severely affected by the BP oil spill. Louisiana. USA.
© Jess Hurd/reportdigital.co.uk
Point a la Hache
Abandoned oyster fishing boat at Point a la Hache harbour, Louisiana. Fishermen have an uncertain future as most think the oyster beds have been destroyed by the BP oil spill. USA.
© Jess Hurd/reportdigital.co.uk
Toxic Beachcombing
Oil and Corexit dispersant foam washes up on Biloxi beach. BP oil spill. Mississippi. USA.
See updated gallery here
© Jess Hurd/reportdigital.co.uk