This, to me, looks like a murder scene. Usually the iconic red cap symbolizes “opening happiness” but here it looks like a corpse mummified in the cracked dry remains of a once lush and very wet pond. The water dried up to reveal the dark and disgusting secrets that laid hidden beneath it; trash.
Jordan Valley, Israel
To clarify what was photographed, this is a pond once used to raise fish in, now too dirty and smelly to be near for more than a few seconds. The trees surrounding it cast an ominous reflection of the ruined ecosystem.
Jordan Valley, Israel
Sad to think that I could’ve easily followed the trail of trash for as long as I followed the symbols marking the 9 hour hike I was on.
Jordan Valley, Israel
Pollution can do incredible things, for instance turning the Jordan River bright, toxic, green. She went for a dip to escape the extreme temperature of the sun in the Golan Heights mid-summer, under less extreme circumstances I don’t think she’d have been so keen to hop in. If left un-dealt with soon even nearing the water won’t be an option and Israel and Jordan will be facing a crisis they may not see coming.
Jordan River, Israel
Tel Avivians are aware and active as usual, taking to the streets with signs and chants to remind everyone that the solution to water pollution lies in our own hands.
Tel Aviv, Israel
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