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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

From extraction to consumption: Oil, an exhibition by Edward Burtynsky

Edward Burtynsky Oil: Highway #1, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2003
Highway, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2003 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: SOCAR Oil Fields #6, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2006
SOCAR oilfields, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2006 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: SOCAR Oil Fields #3, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2006
State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) oilfields, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2006 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: Oil Refineries #23, Oakville, Ontario, Canada 1999
Oil refineries, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, 1999 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: Alberta Oil Sands #6, Fort McMurray, Alberta 2007
Alberta oil sands, Fort McMurray, Alberta, 2007 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: Oil Fields #19a & #19b, Belridge California 2003
Oilfields, Belridge, California, 2003 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: Nanpu Bridge Interchange, Shanghai, China, 2004
Nanpu Bridge interchange, Shanghai, China, 2004 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: Breezewood, Pennsylvania 2008
Breezewood, Pennsylvania, 2008 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: Surburbs #1, North Las Vegas, Nevada 2007
Surburbs, north Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: Kiss Concert Parking Area, Sturgis, South Dakota 2008
Kiss concert parking area, Sturgis, South Dakota, 2008 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: AMARC #5, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona 2006
Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Centre (AMARC), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona, 2006 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: Oxford Tire Pile #8, Westley, California, USA 1999
Oxford tire pile, Westley, California, USA, 1999 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: Auto Wreckers #1, Tucson, Arizona, 2006
Auto Wreckers, Tucson, Arizona, 2006 Photograph: Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: Shipbreaking #13, Chittagong, Bangladesh 2000
Shipbreaking, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2000 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Edward Burtynsky Oil: Recycling #10, Chittagong, Bangladesh 2001
Recycling, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2001 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
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