Edward Burtynsky's Oil

[dudley]

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... l?page=0,0

Edward Burtynsky's Oil
A decade of photographs exploring the impact of oil from the acclaimed Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky. The collection will be on display at Washington D.C.'s Corcoran Gallery through Dec. 13.

Here's one of an oil field in Baku





and here's one of the tar sands.

[emordnilap]

Some grim snaps there, especially those of LA.

[RGR]

[quote="dudley"]

[Blue Peter]

Perhaps it is all in how you manage it?

Perhaps it's all about having a surplus, courtesy of other oil operations, to clean up when you've finished?


Peter.

[madibe]

Brilliant photography...

I like this one:

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... l?page=0,4

This is why USA is screwed - I mean after all isn't this just a crossroad?

[syberberg]

Brilliant photography...

I like this one:

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... l?page=0,4

This is why USA is screwed - I mean after all isn't this just a crossroad?

I bet that's an experience to traverse during an earthquake...

[RenewableCandy]

Brilliant photography...

I like this one:

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... l?page=0,4

This is why USA is screwed - I mean after all isn't this just a crossroad?

I bet that's an experience to traverse during an earthquake...

Or on foot

[emordnilap]

A very short TED talk by Edward Burtynsky, showing his horrific images and explaining some of his thoughts. From 2009.

[Yves75]

Images that are also quite impressive :
https://www.google.fr/search?q=kuwait+o ... 60&bih=924

[Tarrel]

Thanks so much for resurrecting this thread, which dates from before my PS days. As a keen photographer, I find these images fascinating.