NewScientist | Edward Burtynsky's photographs show the ingenuity and devastation of humankind

In his largest ever retrospective, titled Extraction / Abstraction, Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky showcases the myriad ways humans have impacted our planet.

'I want the viewer to have their sense of wonder evoked' | Edward Burtynsky on African Studies

In Edward Burtynsky’s recent photographs, produced across the African continent, the patterns and scars of human-altered landscapes initially appear to form an abstract painterly language; they reference the sublime and often surreal qualities of human mark-making. While chronicling the major themes of terraforming and extraction, urbanization and deforestation, African Studies conveys the unsettling reality of sweeping resource depletion on both a human and industrial scale.

Massive scale of human impact highlighted in new video installation

Edward Burtynsky photographs the largest things we humans do to the planet. His new project, In the Wake of Progress, is a large-scale video installation covering his decades-long career currently showing as part of the Luminato Festival in Toronto.

Edward Burtynsky on finding his calling, plus his biggest project yet In the Wake of Progress

When Edward Burtynsky was a student, a teacher gave him an assignment that would change his life. He was told to go out and capture photographic evidence of humans. Burtynsky imagined what an alien would take photos of — the way humans have changed the planet on a massive scale — and it’s been his life’s work ever since. The Canadian photographer spoke with Tom Power about his biggest project yet, In the Wake of Progress, which highlights the ways humanity impacts the planet.

TRIBUTE: Edward Burtynsky, Outstanding Contribution to Photography Recipient 2022

World Photography Organization

Photographer Helps Raise $300,000 For Ukraine

Art and the Future of Our Planet: Encounter with Edward Burtynsky and Sebastião Salgado

Interviewed by the journalist and art critic Anaël Pigeat.

A Guided Virtual Tour of Mounds and Voids: From Human to Global Scale

Edward Burtynsky and Catherine Bédard of the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris walk through the Mounds and Voids exhibition.

B3K Talks: Edward Burtynsky Interview

Walter Borchenko from B3K talks with Edward Burtynsky about his newest body of work, the craft of photography, switching to Phase One Cameras, and more!

Natural Order | Edward Burtynsky In Conversation with Cameron Bailey

On September 24, Edward Burtynsky and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director & Co-Head at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), spoke at the Nicholas Metivier Gallery on the subject of Burtynsky's Natural Order exhibition and the importance of his documentary film work.

Filmed by David Hartman, Hayfire

Natural Order | Edward Burtynsky In Conversation with Marta Braun

On September 15 Edward Burtynsky and Marta Braun, F+PPCM Program Director at Ryerson University School of Image Arts, sat down at the Nicholas Metivier Gallery in Toronto to discuss Burtynsky’s latest body of work, Natural Order.

Filmed by David Hartman, Hayfire

Natural Order | Edward Burtynsky In Conversation with Paul Roth

On September 3, 2020 Edward Burtynsky joined Paul Roth, Director of the Ryerson Image Centre, in conversation at the Metivier Gallery in Toronto to discuss his new body of work, Natural Order.

Filmed by David Hartman, Hayfire

Edward Burtynsky: Natural Order

An exhibition walkthrough of Edward Burtynsky’s latest work, Natural Order, on view at Nicholas Metivier Gallery in Toronto, ON from September 3 - 26, 2020.

Filmed by David Hartman, Hayfire

In Conversation with Edward Burtynsky

Watch and listen as artist and photographer Edward Burtynsky have a conversation with AGW Executive Director Jennifer Matotek, in anticipation of his forthcoming AGW exhibition Edward Burtynsky: Anthropocene Emerging. Note this is a recording from the live event on August 18, 2020.

Virtual Tour of Edward Burtynsky’s Anthropocene at Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich

Solo exhibition on view from May 11 - August 29, 2020.

More info here.

A Discussion with Edward Burtynsky at Branksome Hall

Brilliant Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky has done nothing less than reinvent “landscape photography” for an age of climate denial and devastation. His powerful images document environmental degradation worldwide----everything from city-sized landfills to vast strip-mining projects. His work invites us all to reckon with the unsustainable scale of our human footprint. This evening offers a unique opportunity to hear from one of the most provocative artists of our age.

#RBC Disruptors: Edward Burtynsky’s Augmented Reality

Through augmented reality, virtual reality and photogrammetry, iconic Canadian photographer Ed Burtynsky and AVARA Media have embarked on an epic journey to transport viewers to places on Earth that most will never see in person. Burtynsky and Vikas Gupta of AVARA Media join RBC Disruptors to explore photography’s next frontier and how they’re trying to use technology to help save the planet from irreversible damage caused by climate change.

Augmented Reality in the Anthropocene

For the first time, the National Gallery of Canada welcomes Augmented Reality installations. In the Anthropocene exhibition, the collective of Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier present three immersive works of art. Find out about their approach in this short video, then come immerse yourself in the artworks, on view in the Lower Contemporary Galleries until February 24, 2019.

CBC News: The National for Sunday, December 2, 2018

The National’s Adrienne Arsenault tours the Anthropocene exhibition with Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier.

Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier Live In Conversation with Marc Mayer and Andrea Kunard of the National Gallery of Canada

The conversation between the artists, the curator Andrea Kunard and the NGC's director Marc Mayer was recorded September 27, 2018 in the Auditorium of the National Gallery of Canada in advance of the Anthropocene exhibition opening.

Maclean’s Live: Edward Burtynsky in Conversation with Paul Wells

As part of the Maclean’s Live series, Edward Burtynsky spoke to Maclean’s senior writer Paul Wells about his new Anthropocene project, which is a movie, two museum exhibits and assorted books and podcasts all at once.

Ari Stein interviews Edward Burtynsky at Flowers Gallery in September 2018 for 52 Insights Magazine

Walrus Talks Connections

Burtynsky talked about connecting with creative spirits who shared the vision of creating The Anthropocene Project.

Edward Burtynsky is an acclaimed photographer who spoke at The Walrus Talks Connections in Ottawa on Sept. 18, 2018.

Canadian Geographic: Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier on The Anthropocene Project
Catherine McKenna, Canada's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and the guest editor of the November/December 2018 issue of Canadian Geographic, sits down with three renowned Canadian artists to talk about their multimedia Anthropocene project, which immerses viewers in the reality of our times and asks us to consider the future of humankind.

TIFF '18: ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch Directors Q&A

Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky follow up Manufactured Landscapes and Watermark with a sobering meditation on psychedelic potash mines, expansive concrete seawalls, mammoth industrial machines, and other examples of humanity’s massive re-engineering of the planet.

CBC Music: Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Hawksley Workman covers Bruce Cockburn's "Silver Wheels" to the backdrop of a montage of Edward Burtynsky images, at the 2017 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

Author, lecturer and curator, William A. Ewing, talks to the celebrated photographer, Edward Burtynsky, about his working methods and the breathtaking imagery in his book Essential Elements.

LECTURE
Edward Burtynsky gives lecture at Kunst Haus Wien in Vienna to complement Water exhibition. March 23, 2017.

What is the power of Photography?
Featuring Edward Burtynsky, Suzy Lake & Max Dean.
As a proud sponsor of Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Vistek had the honour of meeting three Iconic Canadian photographers - Edward Burtynsky, Suzy Lake and Max Dean - to discuss how they view the power of photography, art and more.

The Economist interviews Edward Burtynsky about his WATER photographs
Part 2 of 2

Jennifer Baichwal & Edward Burtynsky bring Watermark to Studio Q

CBC The National
Edward Burtynsky: On An Epic Scale

CBC Online Extra
How Edward Burtynsky Creates an Image

Burtynsky accepting the 2005 TED Prize.

"Edward Burtynsky photographs the landscape of oil"
Talk given at TEDGlobal 2009
July 2009, Oxford, UK

Edward Burtynsky on the CBC program "The Hour" with George Stroumboulopoulos.

Manufactured Landscapes
Trailer

Annenberg Space for Photography: Burtynsky presentation given during the "Water: Our Thirsty World," exhibit.

Curator Paul Roth's introduction to the Corcoran Exhibition entitled "Edward Burtynsky: Oil"