Oil gushes to the surface near one of the relief wells, brought in to attempt to cap the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead, which had already sunk.
'This was a crazy day,' says Daniel. 'A lot of work was going on, with helicopters constantly landing and taking off from the boat's helipad.' He says he 'was blown away by the insane colours' - possibly the result of underwater work or some kind of chemical interaction with the dispersants being used. 'Flying over the disaster makes you grasp the immensity of the problem and the scale of the task.'
Spain / USA
Over the past two decades, Daniel’s work has taken him to all seven continents. Spill, his exhibit of images documenting the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, premiered in August 2010 and has toured the globe. He is a fellow and board member of the International League of Conservation Photographers.
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