Edward Burtynsky is a Photographer and artist born in 1955 and has since become one of Canada most respected photographers. He mostly does documentary photography that shows how man/manmade industry has affected landscapes. He studied Graphic Art at college and then went on to become a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Photography at Ryerson University and then became a lecturer on photographic art. He has hosted alot of exhibitions including Before the Flood (2003) and China (2005-2008), which have been shown not only in Canada, but across the States and also in Europe.
His images are technically perfect showing alot of depth and detail, usually of landscapes that have been affected by industry, such as shipyards, mines and scrap piles. His photographs are taken on a large format field camera, usually 4x5, and a printed to become high resolution pictures. The reason i chose to blog about him is because I find his images very powerful as they show a man Vs nature theme, and even in the images that show scrap heaps there is a certain beauty about them. The above image of his is my favourite of his. I love the contrast and the impact it has. The framing is great too, and i like how the lava at the front of the image looks hot, while the trees in the distance seem cold.
He has recently came out with a exhibition that was released as a book, titled Oil (2009), that shows a decade of photography that explores the subject of oil and its uses. I tried looking for the book but I couldn't find it :(
References -
- http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/
- http://www.lensculture.com/burtynsky.html
- http://www.kochgallery.com/artists/contemporary/Burtynsky/index.html
- http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/Sections/Statement_CV/Bio.html
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