Edward Burtynsky quotes
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“I can go into the wilderness and not see anyone for days and experience a kind of space that hasn't changed for tens of thousands of years. Having that experience was necessary to my perception of how photography can look at the changes humanity has brought about in the landscape. My work does become a kind of lament.”
-- Edward BurtynskySource : "As nature bleeds, Edward Burtynsky gets the big picture" by Kenneth Baker, www.sfgate.com. July 06, 2005.
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“I think the environmental movement has failed in that it's used the stick too much; it's used the apocalyptic tone too much; it hasn't sold the positive aspects of being environmentally concerned and trying to pull us out.”
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“Sometimes you don't know why you're doing something. You're intuitively following, to see where it leads.”
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“I wish my artwork could persuade millions of people to join a global conversation about sustainability.”
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“Like all animals, human beings have always taken what they want from nature. But we are the rogue species. We are unique in our ability to use resources on a scale and at a speed that our fellow species can't.”
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“Somebody referred to what I do as subliminal activism, which I like.”
-- Edward BurtynskySource : "As nature bleeds, Edward Burtynsky gets the big picture" by Kenneth Baker, www.sfgate.com. July 6, 2005.
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“Digital photography and Photoshop have made it very easy for people to take pictures. It's a medium that allows a lot of mediocre stuff to get through.”
-- Edward BurtynskySource : "Edward Burtynsky's best shot". Interview with Leo Benedictus, www.theguardian.com. August 21, 2008.
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“Water, like many other resources is harvested, transported and used throughout all aspects of society. Unlike other resources, water is critical to the survival of all forms of life. The underlying question that sits at the core of my exploration is to what degree can we shape water before it begins to shape us.”
-- Edward BurtynskySource : "Let Me Tell You Why Water Matters". Interview with Edward Burtynsky, www.huffingtonpost.ca. February 7, 2012.
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“I wish we could launch a ground-breaking competition that motivates kids to invent new ideas in sustainable living.”
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“I wish I could create an IMAX film that would make my work accessible to a broader audience.”
-- Edward Burtynsky
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