This guy is all about man vs. machine type stuff, and what effect our creations have on our landscapes.
I feel like I can kind of relate to Burtynsky in some small way - I've always felt a similar feeling towards rollercoasters, and how they alter our landscapes in very artificial yet beautiful ways. I'm not really sure if Burtynsky thinks quarries are "beautiful" or not, but he definitely seems to think they are impressive, if for no other reason than their size and dramatic impact on our surroundings and of nature.
Many of his photographs have a colored pencil look to them - reminds me a lot of the images we saw last week using the photomatix software. I really want to get my hands on this program and start messing around with it, because the results are very striking. I'm not sure if Burtynsky used similar techniques or something completely different, but either way it's eye-catching and all in all pretty nifty.
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