Edward Burtynsky

Ed Burtynsky has been taking stunning images for decades now, and his most recent exhibition has proven nothing less. I had the pleasure of experiencing Burtynsky's new series, Water at Grinnell University's Faulkner Gallery toward the end of September, and I have to admit, I had not experienced a photography show of this caliber before. The collection consisted of 51 large format prints with a black frame and no glass; the gallery arrangement separated the images by structures and the imprint of water, man's manipulation of land through water, and finally living with water.

Colorado River Delta #2, 2011 was one of the works that stood out for me as from across the room the veins of the the delta mimic the branches of a tree. I find the colors to be simple and beautiful with the extreme perspective offering a large amount of information. The lack of human presence and scale reference allows for the image to become abstract, playing with the experience of micro and macro similarities.

Colorado River Delta #8, 2012

Dry Land Farming #2, 2010

Pivot Irrigation/Suburb, 2011