Edward Burtynsky is regarded as one of the world’s most accomplished contemporary photographers. His remarkable photographic depictions of global industrial landscapes represent over 40 years of his dedication to bearing witness to the impact of humans on the planet. Burtynsky’s photographs are included in the collections of over 80 major museums around the world. Major (touring) exhibitions include: Anthropocene (2018); Water (2013) organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art & Contemporary Art Center, Louisiana; Oil (2009) at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; China (2005 five-year tour); and Manufactured Landscapes (2003) at the National Gallery of Canada. Burtynsky’s distinctions include the inaugural TED Prize in 2005, which he shared with Bono and Robert Fischell; the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts; the Outreach Award at the Rencontres d’Arles; the Roloff Beny Book Award; and the 2018 Photo London Master of Photography Award. In 2019 he was the recipient of the Arts & Letters Award at the Canadian Association of New York’s annual Maple Leaf Ball and the 2019 Lucie Award for Achievement in Documentary Photography. In 2020 he was awarded a Royal Photographic Society Honorary Fellowship and in 2022 was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award by the World Photography Organization. In 2022 he was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and was named the 2022 recipient for the annual Pollution Probe Award. Most recently he received the 2023 PHotoESPAÑA Award for Professional Career and was awarded with the 25th edition of the Pino Pascali Prize. Burtynsky was also a key production figure in the award-winning documentary trilogy Manufactured Landscapes (dir. Jennifer Baichwal, 2006), Watermark (dir. Baichwal and Burtynsky, 2013), and ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch (dir. Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Burtynsky, 2018). All three films continue to play in festivals around the world. Burtynsky currently holds eight honorary doctorate degrees.
Edward Burtynsky est considéré comme l’un des photographes contemporains les plus accomplis au monde. Ses remarquables photographies de paysages industriels du monde entier témoignent de plus de 40 ans consacrés à immortaliser les répercussions des activités humaines sur la planète. Ses œuvres enrichissent les collections de plus de 80 grands musées aux quatre coins du monde. Parmi ses principales expositions (itinérantes), on peut citer : Anthropocene (2018), Water (2013), organisée par le New Orleans Museum of Art et le Contemporary Art Center, en Louisiane, Oil (2009) à la galerie d’art Corcoran de Washington, China (2005, tournée de cinq ans) et Paysages manufacturés (2003), au Musée des beaux-arts du Canada. Il a reçu plusieurs récompenses, dont le premier prix TED en 2005, qu’il a partagé avec Bono et Robert Fischell, le Prix du Gouverneur général en arts visuels et en arts médiatiques, le prix Dialogue de l’humanité aux Rencontres d’Arles, le prix du livre Roloff Beny et le prix Master of Photography de Photo London (2018). En 2019, on lui a décerné le prix des arts et des lettres lors du bal annuel Maple Leaf de l’Association canadienne de New York et le prix Lucie pour ses réalisations en photographie documentaire. En 2020, il est devenu membre honoraire de la Royal Photographic Society et en 2022, il a reçu un prix de la World Photography Organization pour sa contribution exceptionnelle au domaine. La même année, il a été intronisé au Panthéon international de la photographie et a obtenu le prix annuel Pollution Probe. Plus récemment, on lui a remis le prix PHotoESPAÑA 2023 pour l’ensemble de sa carrière ainsi que le 25e prix Pino Pascali. Edward Burtynsky a également joué un rôle essentiel dans la production de la trilogie documentaire primée Manufactured Landscapes (réal. Jennifer Baichwal, 2006), Watermark (réal. Jennifer Baichwal et Edward Burtynsky, 2013) et ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch (réal. Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier et Edward Burtynsky, 2018). Ces trois films sont toujours diffusés dans des festivals partout dans le monde. Edward Burtynsky détient actuellement huit doctorats honorifiques.
