Edward Burtynsky famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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 Burtynsky

#Photography #Years #Space
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.
-- Edward Burtynsky

#Thinking #Environmental #Trying
Sometimes you don't know why you're doing something. You're intuitively following, to see where it leads.
-- Edward Burtynsky

#Sometimes #Following
I wish my artwork could persuade millions of people to join a global conversation about sustainability.
-- Edward Burtynsky

#People #Wish #Sustainability
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.
-- Edward Burtynsky

#Taken #Animal #Unique
Somebody referred to what I do as subliminal activism, which I like.
-- Edward Burtynsky

#Subliminal #Activism
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 Burtynsky

#Photography #People #Stuff
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 Burtynsky

#Water #Survival #Degrees
I wish we could launch a ground-breaking competition that motivates kids to invent new ideas in sustainable living.
-- Edward Burtynsky

#Kids #Ideas #Competition
I wish I could create an IMAX film that would make my work accessible to a broader audience.
-- Edward Burtynsky

#Wish #Film #Audience

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