14 DAY TRIAL // It is a well-known fact that, in many areas of the globe, seabirds inadvertently feed on plastic floating on the water, mistaking it for food. Lots of plastic debris litter the shores and, many times, birds die after ingesting human trash.
Seattle-based photographer and activist Chris Jordan reveals the disturbing results of water pollution and the massive amounts of plastic swallowed by seabirds during their lives through a series of photographs depicting rotting corpses of albatross chicks filled with plastic.
The disturbing pictures were taken in Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific, and they seek to raise awareness about the dramatic reality of the pollution of the oceans.
Plastic waste turns into poison pills for the poor animals that fly over the oceans in search for food for them and their young. According to NY Review, tens of thousands of albatross chicks die from starvation, toxicity, and choking every year.
The same source mentions that the pictures are as authentic as possible, as not a single piece of plastic was moved, placed, or altered in any way. The powerful images show the actual stomach contents of baby birds that died after ingesting bottle caps, toys, cigarette lighters, fishing line, and other garbage.
For more photos, visit Chris Jordan's website.