Smithsonian magazine's 22nd Annual Photo Contest | Made possible through the support of MPB.com

17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
swimming in plastic

I created this image to promote environmental awareness. The plastic pollution crisis weighs heavy on us all. This image represents the large volume of plastics polluting our oceans and the harmful impact on the marine life. For this image I used blue plastic bags to represent the water and toy whales and sharks.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2019
Date Uploaded: 09.2019
Photo Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Copyright: © Melissa Nordan