Edward Burtynsky Biography
Edward Burtynsky’s large-scale colour photographs reveal the many facets of nature as it is transformed through human industry. Exquisitely detailed and exactingly rendered, his images strike an intricate balance between a somber reportage and a powerfully seductive aesthetic.
His work has been exhibited at and collected by major museums across North America and abroad including the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego; the Bibliotheque National, Paris, France and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Edward Burtynsky is the subject of a recent award winning documentary film Manufactured Landscapes and was one of three to win the inaugural TED Prize in 2004. Most recently, Edward Burtynsky was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest honour for lifetime achievement. Books by Steidl include China (2005) and Quarries (2007).
