1990 Photo Contest, General News, 2nd prize
Photographer

Natalie Fobes

National Geographic

01 January, 1989

A dog-tired crew of cleaners returns from work after a 12-hour shift. In March, the worst oil disaster in the history of the US made headlines around world when the Exxon Valdez ran aground. An area the size of New Jersey in Prince William Sound was covered with a thick blanket of oil and 1,609km of the state's rocky coast became badly contaminated. An army of workers was mobilized to clean up the coastline.

About the photographer

Natalie Fobes

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