The Beauty and Price of the World According to Edward Burtynsky

In New York, two exhibitions by the Canadian photographer reveal the planet’s transformation under human pressure. From retreating glaciers to reforestation projects, his monumental photographs depict a changing world, a mixture of fascination and concern.

At the International Center of Photography (ICP) and the Howard Greenberg Gallery, Edward Burtynsky's series, The Great Acceleration and Natural Commodities, speak to each other like two chapters of a single visual narrative, finding poetic breathing...

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