Over the years, the topic of marine pollution has developed into a relevant issue. Some of these issues include oil spills, chemical pollution, and waste pollution. This advertisement is meant to address the issues of marine pollution by showing the results and addressing two exceptionally prominent issues during the past few years, oil spills, and waste pollution. In the past 20 years, there have been roughly 17 oil spills, the most memorable spill is the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast. In addition to this a well-known cause of water pollution is littering, caused by humans. The advertisement shows both types of pollution by placing a gasoline container, which is waste pollution and associated with oil spills. The Surfrider Foundation communicates issues of marine pollution using realism, color, contrast, symbols and line of sight.
The realism of this photo is that gasoline containers are actually floating in the ocean. Often people do not realize the destruction that pollution causes the environment since the ocean appears vast and distant. The recognition of this common …show more content…
The small part of the image represents how something small, such as a gasoline container, actually leads to a giant problem in the environment. One small piece of waste can cause numerous issues for marine life. For instance, turtles eat plastic bags and litter wraps around bird wings or legs. This image uses the magnifying characteristics of water to prove their point that while it may appear to be a minuscule problem on the surface, it is an immense problem for the underwater world. Each piece of trash, no matter how small, causes deathly effects on the surviving marine population, showing the viewer that their view of the world is distorted since they cannot see the full picture. This media uses the contrast of form size to demonstrate the enormous effects of marine
The realism of this photo is that gasoline containers are actually floating in the ocean. Often people do not realize the destruction that pollution causes the environment since the ocean appears vast and distant. The recognition of this common …show more content…
The small part of the image represents how something small, such as a gasoline container, actually leads to a giant problem in the environment. One small piece of waste can cause numerous issues for marine life. For instance, turtles eat plastic bags and litter wraps around bird wings or legs. This image uses the magnifying characteristics of water to prove their point that while it may appear to be a minuscule problem on the surface, it is an immense problem for the underwater world. Each piece of trash, no matter how small, causes deathly effects on the surviving marine population, showing the viewer that their view of the world is distorted since they cannot see the full picture. This media uses the contrast of form size to demonstrate the enormous effects of marine