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
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
