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In conversation with Edward Burtynsky: the impact of people and industry on nature

De Donkere Kamer Podcast

Welcome to De Donkere Kamer, the podcast where we delve deeper into the world of art, photography and creativity. In this episode we have a special guest: Edward Burtynsky. We delve into his fascinating journey as a photographer, entrepreneur and environmentalist. From his first steps into the photography world to his groundbreaking projects around the world, Burtynsky shares his insights and experiences. We also discuss his latest exhibition about water that we are organizing in Knokke next summer, which is in line with his mission to increase awareness about climate change. Grab your headphones and join us as we chat with this inspiring renowned photographer.

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Edward Burtynsky: Tales of Water

By Sophie Bernard
Blind: Photography at First Sight

Edward Burtynsky, whose work over the past thirty years has been focused on ecology, combines aesthetic and documentary approaches. The exhibition at the Pavillon Populaire in Montpellier, showcasing some fifty images on the theme of water, is also an opportunity to explore the notion of commitment.

The drying Colorado River in the Southwestern United States and Owens Lake in California; cities built in the middle of the desert, such as Phoenix, Arizona; intensive shellfish farms in Sonora, Mexico; rivers polluted by the use of chemical fertilizers or the extraction of natural resources, such as phosphorus; the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; and the enormous dams built in China: these are just some of the subjects addressed in the fifty or so images on display at the Pavillon Populaire in Montpellier.

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Edward Burtynsky photos at Cleveland Museum of Art document mankind’s troubled relationship with water

By Steven Litt
The Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Anyone can get the big picture on our planet in the age of drone photography and Google Earth.

But Edward Burtynsky isn’t just anyone. The 64-year-old Canadian photographer has made a specialty of producing sublime and provocative landscapes from elevated viewpoints that include construction lifts, small airplanes, helicopters, drones and a pneumatic mast equipped with a remotely operated camera.

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