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Mountains of the sea: 7 photos of waves that you won’t believe are real
I don’t often admit it, but I’m a little scared of the ocean. It’s majestic and beautiful – but it’s also more powerful than we can imagine. These photographs of waves – frozen in mountain-like peaks just before they come crashing back down – truly illustrate how breathtaking the world’s oceans are. These incredible images are the…
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Wonders of the ocean: Manta rays play off the coast of Bali
Greenpeace photographer Paul Hilton captures the beauty of the underwater playground of manta rays in this incredible photo shoot. These photos were captured in the plankton rich waters off the coast of Nusa Penida, Bali, where major ocean currents converge between the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Greenpeace photographer Paul Hilton captures the beauty of the underwater…
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16 breathtaking photos of wetlands around the world
It's World Wetlands Day! Today marks the 44th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (otherwise known as the Ramsar Convention).
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What’s it like to be a Greenpeace photographer?
Ever wondered what it is like to take photographs for Greenpeace? Belinda Pratten is the photographer behind our upcoming exhibition in Sydney that documents Greenpeace’s occupation of two Queensland coal export terminals in 2009. She captured these direct actions as they unfolded, sometimes from an inflatable. She also documented life on board Greenpeace ship, MV…
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Photos: National Climate Rally
In Sydney, streets were awash in a sea of red on Saturday as thousands of Sydneysiders joined the national climate rally. We were there to demand the government step up its response to the climate emergency. Polar bears and families mingled with people dressed in red (to symbolise urgency). Others marched in groups: climate justice,…
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Photos Reveal Truth About Life In A PNG Logging Concession
A Greenpeace team spent two weeks documenting life and conditions in three Papua New Guinea (PNG) logging concessions. We visited remote villages in Gulf and Western Provinces where logging companies Rimbunan Hijau (RH) and Turama Forest Industries (TFI, a Rimbunan Hijau group company) are felling ancient rainforests and abusing their workers. Destruction and broken promises…