He received his BAA in Photography/Media Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in 1982, and has since received both an Alumni Achievement Award (2004) and an Honorary Doctorate (2007) from his alma mater. Burtynsky's photographs are included in the collections of over 80 major museums around the world, including the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid the Tate Modern in London, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California.īurtynsky was born in 1955 of Ukrainian heritage in St. His remarkable photographic depictions of global industrial landscapes represent over 40 years of his dedication to bearing witness to the impact of human industry on the planet. Edward Burtynsky is regarded as one of the world's most accomplished contemporary photographers.
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