Photographer Benjamin Von Wong is a fan of underwater photography, and for the past year he has been tackling 'boring' topics such as climate change and wildlife conservation with his photographic projects. With their latest project, Mermaids Hate Plastic, they keep this trend going. This time he tackles plastic pollution. If the previous two subjects were much more grateful for the lens, this time too he managed to create fascinating scenes from seemingly unphotogenic subjects. He employed underwater girls and created a sea out of 10,000 bottles – the amount the average American would consume in a lifetime. The project draws attention to the pressing problem of plastic pollution.
You knew it would by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the sea? If that doesn't blow your mind, probably nothing will. But it might make you think Benjamin Von Wong, a photographer who tackles his projects pressing topics, such as wildlife conservation and climate change, which he addresses this time excessive plastic pollution. Bottles are really convenient, but Wong tells us that they are mermaids hate plastic. Project Mermaids Hate Plastic is aimed at raising awareness through art in a unique and attractive way.
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The average American annually uses 167 bottles, which means he'll be throwing them around by the time he's 60 10 thousand. And from just as many bottles, Wong, with the help of volunteers, made scenes with mermaids and bottles, which they take your breath away with their aesthetics. He captured it all in a photographic lens, and the camera offers it to us a glimpse behind the scenes recording (see above).
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