Water, like many other resources, is harvested, transported and used throughout all aspects of society. Unlike other resources, water is critical to the survival of all forms of life. The underlying question that sits at the core of my exploration… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
Sometimes you don't know why you're doing something. You're intuitively following, to see where it leads. — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
Water, like many other resources, is harvested, transported and used throughout all aspects of society. Unlike other resources, water is critical to the survival… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
If you look at photojournalism, it's largely driven by current events... always chasing a crisis or disaster. I follow a narrative that is much… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
I'm of the belief that you pursue your interests, you pull it all in, and you sort it out later. — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
My father was an amateur oil painter, so some of his oil paintings were on our walls. There was one above the piano of… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
I had to work to put myself through school, so I always worked in the heaviest industries I could find because that's who paid… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
These landscapes aren't breaking news or necessarily even illegal. These are intentional, purposeful landscapes, whether to extend our cities or build a mine or… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
Digital photography and Photoshop have made it very easy for people to take pictures. It's a medium that allows a lot of mediocre stuff… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
No water equals no life. We can have no oil; it's fine. No water - there is no plan b with no water. — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
Wherever you disrupt water from its natural cycle, there's always a winner and a loser. Whoever is the one it's directed towards is the… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
We have extracted from the land from the moment we stood on two feet. We are working to supply the kinds of materials that… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
I'm trying to photograph an old offshore oil city that is lying in decay in the Caspian Sea, but I've been having a hard… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
