Edward Burtynsky

Burtynsky is a photographer that I have looked at previously and I am aware of his work. What I find quite interesting about his work is that he is showing people the different areas / locations but giving them a totally different view of it all. This is because all his photographs are taken from the sky, he goes up in a helicopter and photographs the locations from above, so the viewer gets a totally new view and experience of what they may already know, just from the viewpoint they are getting from Burtynsky's photographs. Another thing that I find quite interesting is that his work is based around photographing the areas and landscapes that have been altered by the industry, yet he is photographing the from a helicopter, something that has definitely altered things. Even so his photos are very informative and the different viewpoint adds a new level to their meaning. The way he fives the viewer something new to think about it really important, it makes his photographs a lot different to your standard landscape photographs.