Photographer Chris Jordan releases shocking video slide show

This article was posted on Oct 31 2009 by Plastic Pollution Coalition

Photographer and social activist Chris Jordan has just released a video slide show with of some of his Midway photographs with the music of Christen Lien.

This video was premiered on October 24 at a private event in Malibu, California convened by the Plastic Pollution Coalition and hosted by our friends from The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. Composer and viola player Christen Lien played ‘15 Aftermaths‘ live, a piece she composed at the age of 15.

These photographs were captured by Chris Jordan during Midway Journey, an expedition to Midway Atoll to document the effects of plastic pollution on baby albatrosses. The PPC was a supporter of this effort. Midway Journey expedition team members Victoria Sloan Jordan, Jan Vozenilek and Bill Weaver joined us for this event.

Poet Victoria Sloan Jordan read a powerful poem she wrote on Midway. Some of the plastic objects seen inside of these baby albatrosses were displayed during the event.

An HD version (recommended) can be viewed here.

The original quicktime file (103 MB, great for education or events) can be downloaded fron this link.

Christen’s debut album, Battle Cry, is available for sale on her website.

Images and video: Chris Jordan. Music: Christen Lien .

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3 Comments

barbi says:

January 20, 2010 at 1:28 am

Hi,
Great site! Found you through my admiration for Chris Jordan’s work. Love the footage. Please look at my work with beach plastic, ocean polution etc. at http://www.itsamanmadeworld.com

I will link this site on my blog.
Bard of Ely says:

March 8, 2010 at 7:21 am

That is the saddest video I have ever seen! I knew this happened but not the scale of how many baby birds are being killed or how much plastic their little bodies have swallowed! I am sharing this on my Facebook profile.
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March 8, 2010 at 7:34 am

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