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Archive for August, 2010
8/31: Stormy seas
Darkness loomed over the Deepwater Horizon disaster site Aug. 30 in the Gulf of Mexico as stormy seas rocked researchers from Oceana who continued a two-month expedition. Click photo to learn more.
8/30: 100th photo added to BetterGulf.org
Today marks the 100th photograph posted to our BetterGulf.org photo blog that tells stories in pictures about what’s happening along the Gulf of Mexico following the big April Deepwater Horizon well disaster.
8/30: Reminders
Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina ripped through Louisiana and Mississippi. Six months after the storm, Center for a Better South President Andy Brack snapped this photo in Pass Christian, Miss., to highlight how storm damage continued to impact the Gulf.
8/29: Testing fate
American Birding Association photographer Drew Wheelan eyed these White Pelicans in a line along the Louisiana shore on Aug. 23. Millions of birds are roosting on the contaminated shorelines, which prompted Wheelan to wonder whether they were “testing fate.” Click for more
8/28: Recovering
This dog is recovering from near starvation in a local animal shelter in St. Bernard Parish, La. Click to learn more.
8/27: Released
Two Great Blue Herons were released Aug. 21 at the 6,150-acre Gulf State Park on Shelby Lake near Gulf Shores, Ala.
8/26: Lay the boom
New Orleans photographer George Long sent along this image snapped May 31 as workers across the Gulf were rushing to put out boom to protect the shoreline. Click for more.
8/25: Abandoned
A photo and testimonial of Robert Whittington of Point la Hache, La., by Terri Garland. Click to learn more about the photo and an exhibition in New Orleans.
8/24: Three layers
This photo shows three distinct layers of oil in the first eight inches of sand on the eastern tip of Grand Isle, La., writes American Birding Association photographer Drew Wheelan.
8/23: Grand Isle field
A display of crosses in the yard of a home in Grand Isle, La., pays tribute to all that the locals feel was lost in the wake of the spill. Click for more.
8/22: Sorting
Shrimp boat Capt. Mike Blanchard sorts his catch aboard his vessel, Capt. Roy, in the Robinson Canal near Chauvin, La., Aug. 19, 2010. Click for more.
8/21: Threatened
A photo and testimonial of Byron Marinovich of Buras, La., by Terri Garland. This work and others are featured in “Gulf,” an exhibition at the New Orleans Photo Alliance that opened Aug. 14. Click to learn more.
8/20: Taking a break
The night crew at Grand Isle, La., took a break earlier this month from digging holes to try to locate submerged oil, as highlighted in this shot by American Birding Association photographer Drew Wheelan. Click to learn more.
8/19: Toe tag
A U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife worker puts a toe tag on a bird found dead in the wake of the oil spill in Grand Isle, La. Photo taken by award-winning documentary photographer Zoriah on July 19. Click for more.
8/18: Treated
An oiled bird is washed and treated in a rehabilitation center in Louisiana. Photo taken by award-winning documentary photographer Zoriah on July 19. Click photo to learn more.
8/17: Carcass collection
A box used to store the bodies of birds killed by oil exposure. Photo taken by award-winning documentary photographer Zoriah on July 19 in Louisiana. Click to learn more.
8/16: Broken-hearted
A photo and testimonial of Kristi Jacobs of Port Sulphur, La., by Terri Garland. This work and others are featured in “Gulf,” an exhibition at the New Orleans Photo Alliance that opened Saturday. Click to learn more about the stunning exhibition.
8/15: People of the Gulf
A photo and testimonial of fisherman Dennis Fisher Sr. of Buras, La., by Terri Garland. This work and others are featured in “Gulf,” an exhibition at the New Orleans Photo Alliance that opened Saturday. Click to see the testimonial and learn more about Garland’s work.
8/14: Hope for shrimp?
Photographer Miles Wolf Tamboli snapped these juvenile shrimp Aug. 9 on the Mississippi coast. Click to read more.
8/13: Listening
U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, center, listens to Florida community leaders at a July meeting in Pensacola. Click image for more information.
8/12: Remember?
Just two months ago, Ted x Oilspill Expedition photographer Kris Krug (kk+) took this aerial shot in the Gulf of deep red oil floating on the surface. A lot has changed since then on the surface, but concerns remain about oil in the maritime habitat. Click for more info.
8/11: Outta sight, outta mind?
Reeds and grasses are coated with the thickest of crude oil, American Birding Association photographer Drew Wheelan writes of this photo taken late last week on Raccoon Island near Terrabonne Bay in Louisiana.
“From the air this strip of dead marsh kind of looks pretty with the orange contrasting with the green, but then you look [...]
8/10: Pick-up
Miles Maduri, a deckhand aboard the 32-foot boat Bubble Chaser waits to pull boom into the boat, Aug. 6, 2010, near Mobile, Ala. Click to learn more.
8/9: Foamy scum
This aerial photo from late last week shows foamy scum that American Birding Association photographer Drew Wheelan says stretches for miles off the eastern tip of Raccoon Island in Terrebonne Bay off the Louisiana coast. Click for more.