Build Blog » The Work of Edward Burtynsky

APRIL 30TH, 2010
By BUILD LLC

The Work of Edward Burtynsky

By Mobius, April 30, 2010 @ 7:24 am

There was a very good article many years ago in the Atlantic Monthly about the ship-breaking industry in India: http://www.wesjones.com/shipbreakers.htm
it looks to be dangerous, controversial and entirely fascinating. Burtynsky really dials it in with the photos.
By Richter, April 30, 2010 @ 7:26 am

The photos present an odd illusion – landscapes created entirely by humans but the photos are completely void of the “authors” of this work.
By mitch, April 30, 2010 @ 1:16 pm

Good call on option 3. It’s not easy making environmental devastation look so beautiful.
By NEC, April 30, 2010 @ 2:34 pm

All those beautiful granite/marble now ended up in some suburbia kitchen counter…. waiting to be dated and thrown out by some interior designer..
By Ioana, April 30, 2010 @ 4:57 pm

I think it would be fun to play here.
By Gus, May 1, 2010 @ 8:15 am

Wow -amazing photos, thanks guys.