Prospero | Edward Burtynsky photographs water

Snapping from a hole in a Cessna

A video interview with the Canadian photographer about his latest series of images

By Economist.com

THE Canadian photographer of manmade and natural systems has turned his lens to water, revealing its sources, its destinations and what happens when humans put it to use

IN the second part of our interview with the Canadian photographer of "Water", Mr Burtynsky discusses three photographs in detail, after the break...

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