Gentle waves nudge bands of thick crude oil into curves of orange, red and burgundy.
These were the heaviest oil slicks Daniel saw in the month he spent photographing the spill. They were also the most impressive. But he knew that, 'without a reference point, you could be looking at a splash of oil in a puddle.' Eventually, towards the end of the flight, one of the many boats involved in the clean-up motored in, perhaps to take samples, disturbing the gruesome pattern. Surface oil like this would end up washing ashore on the Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida coastlines. How much remained below the surface is unknown.
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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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