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China, from world’s factory to builder of African industry, in dramatic photographs

By Kylie Knott
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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