photography — ERICA CIRINO

WRITER, ARTIST, Wildlife rehabilitator

Photo: Green sea turtle (honu) with snorkelers, off Oahu, Hawaii, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

GALLERIES:

Sailing the Pacific Ocean studying microplastic pollution on S/Y Christianshavn, 2016-2017
Petals and plastic, Long Island, New York, February 2018
Humans of Nuku Hiva, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia, January 2018
People of the night market: Night market in Phuket, Thailand, June 2017

Sailing the Pacific Ocean studying microplastic pollution on S/Y Christianshavn, 2016-2017

Photo: Microplastic scooped from water at Kamilo Beach, Hawaii, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Microplastic scooped from water at Kamilo Beach, Hawaii, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Manta trawl is dragged alongside S/Y Christianshavn to collect microplastic from the sea surface, North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Manta trawl is dragged alongside S/Y Christianshavn to collect microplastic from the sea surface, North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: North Pacific Ocean, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: North Pacific Ocean, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Scientist Kristian Syberg with manta trawl net filled with microplastic, North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Scientist Kristian Syberg with manta trawl net filled with microplastic, North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Scientist Kristian Syberg with manta trawl net filled with microplastic, North Pacific Gyre II, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Scientist Kristian Syberg with manta trawl net filled with microplastic, North Pacific Gyre II, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: South Pacific Ocean, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: South Pacific Ocean, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Plastic Change founder Henrik Beha Pedersen watches vertical trawl deploy in North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Plastic Change founder Henrik Beha Pedersen watches vertical trawl deploy in North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Sailing the South Pacific Ocean, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Sailing the South Pacific Ocean, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: S/Y Christianshavn captain Torsten Geertz-Hansen prepares to raise the sails, North Pacific Ocean, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: S/Y Christianshavn captain Torsten Geertz-Hansen prepares to raise the sails, North Pacific Ocean, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Poul Levin at the helm of S/Y Christianshavn, South Pacific Ocean, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Poul Levin at the helm of S/Y Christianshavn, South Pacific Ocean, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: South Pacific Ocean sunset, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: South Pacific Ocean sunset, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Cargo ship sunset on North Pacific Ocean, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Cargo ship sunset on North Pacific Ocean, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Scientist Malene Møhl secures ghost net on deck of S/Y Christianshavn in the North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Scientist Malene Møhl secures ghost net on deck of S/Y Christianshavn in the North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Fishing crate fragment, North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Fishing crate fragment, North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Mahi-mahi caught in North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Mahi-mahi caught in North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Sailing into the North Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles, California, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Sailing into the North Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles, California, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Setting the anchor light in Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Setting the anchor light in Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: South Pacific Ocean sunset, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: South Pacific Ocean sunset, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Plastic Change founder Henrik Beha Pedersen with vertical trawl, North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Plastic Change founder Henrik Beha Pedersen with vertical trawl, North Pacific Gyre, 2016. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Great frigate birds, South Pacific Ocean, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Great frigate birds, South Pacific Ocean, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Green sea turtle (honu) off Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Green sea turtle (honu) off Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, 2017. ©Erica Cirino

Petals and plastic, Long Island, New York, February 2018

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Humans of Nuku Hiva, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia, January 2018

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People of the night market: Night market in Phuket, Thailand, June 2017

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 1/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 1/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 2/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 2/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 3/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 3/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 4/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 4/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 5/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 5/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 6/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 6/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 7/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 7/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 8/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 8/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 9/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 9/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 10/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Papaya Salad Lady 10/10, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 1/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 1/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 2/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 2/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 3/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 3/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 4/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 4/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 5/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 5/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 6/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce woman 6/6, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce man, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Produce man, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Kebabs, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Kebabs, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Crab soup man 1/4, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Crab soup man 1/4, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Crab soup man 2/4, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Crab soup man 2/4, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Crab soup man 3/4, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Crab soup man 3/4, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Crab soup man 4/4, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino

Photo: Crab soup man 4/4, Phuket, Thailand. ©Erica Cirino