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August 31, 2010
Edward Burtynsky has taken aerial photographs of the oil spill in The Gulf Of Mexico. Burtynsky has explored the theme of oil for more than a decade, from the Alberta oil sands to Baku, Azerbaijan, one of the earliest sites of oil discovery.
Edward Burtynsky, #14, Marsh Islands, May 12, 2010, chromogenic print
This Oil Spill work can be seen as adding to his body of work entitled Edward Burtynsky: Oil that documents the effects of oil on our lives. This work is also a traveling exhibition.
Edward Burtynsky, #4, Oil Skimming Boat near Ground Zero, May 12, 2010, chromogenic print
Burtynsky has traveled the world for more than a decade photographing polluted oil fields, crisscrossing highways, manufacturers’ lots overflowing with new cars, and wastelands of discarded tires and junked vehicles.
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Great information, will be back to read some more tomorrow.