By Matt Growcoot
PetaPixel
Edward Burtynsky has been photographing human industry for decades and a new show focuses on China’s evolving role in global manufacturing.
Captured between 2018 and late 2024, Burtynsky’s work — frequently captured on large format cameras — captures the transformation of China’s domestic production systems to the expansion of its industrial footprint across the African continent.
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South China Morning Post
Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky was 11 years old when he saw a newspaper advert for cameras and dark room equipment.
“The seller was just three blocks away, so my dad said ‘Let’s take a look’,” Burtynsky, now 70, recalls.
“There were enlargers, lenses, three Minolta cameras and bulk loaders and cassettes and two 100ft (30 metre) rolls of film as well as all the chemicals and trays needed for a dark room.”
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