I have watched Burtynsky's documentary and see many of his photographs that show the worlds "manufactured Landscapes. Most people do not witness how there way of life has changed landscapes across the world. Burtynsky's photographs such as the one above from his website (http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/) allows you to see the startling reality. This picture shows how oil extraction can scar a landscape. In his photos he gives an excellent sense of the scale allowing you to take the in sprawling landscapes of environmental destruction and urban development. After learning about the oil industry in class, the tar sands in particular. I knew that it was affecting large areas of the environment. But it wasn't until i saw the photos of the Alberta oil sands taken by Burtynsky that i could truly get the true scope of the damage.
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