In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...

By collecting pieces of plastic waste and photographing them on a plain ... She plans her projects in collaboration with marine scientists. The photos “give science a visual voice,” she ...

but they also make up a big part of the plastic waste that’s now choking our oceans. PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER STACKPOLE, LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GETTY IMAGES After we’d steamed along for a while ...