One way to try to get rid of the oil was to burn it.
After take-off one day, Daniel and his pilot spotted plumes of black smoke on the horizon. A cloud ceiling meant they had permission to fly a little lower, and so Daniel had a rare opportunity to take photographs a little closer. It also meant inhaling acrid smoke. In total, 411 controlled burns took place. Some 5,300 hired vessels helped with the clean-up by, for example, tugging booms to contain the oil.
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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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