Published

8/17/09
  • A Photographer’s Eye: Preparing for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Trip

    Lindsey Hoshaw is preparing for her trip to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch funded by the Spot.Us community. She is signing papers and medical releases, working with the NY Times on their freelance contract and other fun stuff.

    But she is also spending time thinking about what kinds of photos she wants to capture while out at sea. Of course, nature never stops to pose for a photographer but if it did the following pictures are what Lindsey would like to capture.

    It just goes to show how much time Lindsey is putting into this project. If she isn’t reading up on the garbage patch, learning to SCUBA dive or going to plastic conferences, she is dreaming about what it will be like to be on the boat and take pictures for the NY Times audience and all of us.

    Do you have suggestions or ideas for photos Lindsey should try and capture? If so – let us know in the comments.

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    Posted by Spot. Us on 08/17/09
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