Edward Burtynsky, OC (born 1955) is a Canadian photographer and artist. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country (Hebrews 11. ... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, he studied at the Ryerson Polytechnic University, where he obtained a B.A. in photographic arts, and at the Niagara College, where he obtained a diploma in graphic arts. His work appears in a number of museums, corporate collections, and books. Nickname: Motto: Industry and Liberality Location of St. ... Ryerson University is a public university located in downtown Toronto, Canada. ... FREE YAYO Niagara College is a College of Applied Arts and Technology within the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Burtynsky's most famous photographs are sweeping views of scarred or altered landscapes: mine tailings, quarries, scrap piles. He was invited to China to photograph the construction of the Three Gorges Dam project. The grand, inspiring beauty of these images is often in tension with the troubled environments they depict. Relative position of the Three Gorges Dam . ...

In 2006, Burtynsky was the subject of an award-winning documentary film, Manufactured Landscapes, which was shown at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition. [1] and was named an officer of the Order of Canada Manufactured Landscapes is an award winning documentary film about the work of photographer Edward Burtynsky. ... The 2007 Sundance Film Festival will be held from January 18 to January 28, 2007. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country (Hebrews 11. ...

Burtynsky currently serves on the board of directors of Worldchanging. WorldChanging is a bright green environmentalist blog which covers ecological, humanitarian and design issues through solutions-based journalism covering tools, models and ideas for building a better future and eschewing traditional news and criticism. ...

Selected bibliography

• Edward Burtynsky: China. Essays by Ted Fishman, Mark Kingwell, Marc Mayer, and the artist, and a preface by Maurice Strong. Göttingen, Germany: Steidl. 2005. ISBN 978-3865211309.
• Pauli, Lori. Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky. Essays by Mark Haworth-Booth and Kenneth Baker. Ottawa, Canada: National Gallery of Canada, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London. 2003. ISBN 0-300-09943-6.
• Before the Flood. Essay by Gary Michael Dault. 2003

External links

• Edward Burtynsky Photographics Works
• Edward Burtynsky Gallery site
• Edward Burtynsky represented by Robert Koch Gallery
• Audio interview with Edward Burtynsky
• Manufactured Langscapes, Ping Magazine. An interview with Burtynsky interspersed with his photographs.
• TEDTalks - Burtynsky's speech for the TED Conference 2005, he was a TED Prize winner.