Edward Burtynsky (b. 1955) was born in St. Catharines, Ontario and

received his Bachelor of Applied Arts in Photography and Media

Studies from Ryerson University in 1982. Early exposure to the sites

and images of the General Motors plant in his hometown helped to

formulate his photographic work that explores the destructive effects of

human endeavor upon the planet. In addition to capturing the terrible

beauty of industrial interventions in nature such as mining, quarrying,

manufacturing, shipping, the production of oil, and recycling, he has

made award-winning films with director Jennifer Baichwal,

Manufactured Landscapes (2006) and Watermark (2013).

Burtynsky's exhibitions have toured internationally, including Water

(2013) at the New Orleans Museum of Art & Contemporary Art Center,

New Orleans, Louisiana, Oil (2009) at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in

Washington D.C., Manufactured Landscapes (2003) at the National

Gallery of Canada, Before the Flood (2003), and China. His most

current project, a feature-length documentary film, Anthropocene:The

Human Epoch (2018) is being exhibited across Canada and the United

States.

Among other awards, Burtynsky is the recipient of the ICP Infinity

Award for Art (2008), the Rogers Best Documentary Film Award

(2006), the inaugural TED Prize (2005), the Dialogue of Humanity

Award at Rencontres d’Arles (2004), and the Roloff Beny Book Award

(2003). In 2006, he was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of

Canada, and holds six honorary doctorate degrees.

He is represented by internationally recognized galleries including

Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, Bruce Wolkowitz Gallery NY and

Flowers Gallery, London.