{"product_id":"edward-burtynsky-the-great-acceleration-9783969994818","title":"Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA retrospective of Edward Burtynsky's photography from the past 40 years, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Acceleration\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the depth of Burtynsky's investigation into the human alteration of natural landscapes around the world, showing their present fragility and enduring beauty in equal measure. Including many of Burtynsky's landmark images, some of which have never previously been published, the book is an urgent call to action, inviting us to appreciate the sublimity that remains in nature while deepening our understanding of the challenges and responsibilities confronting us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Acceleration\u003c\/em\u003e is an established term used to describe the rapid rise of human impact on our planet, among them population growth, water usage, transportation, greenhouse gas emissions, resource extraction, and food production. Each of these aspects has been photographed in great detail by Burtynsky throughout his career. From open pit mines across North America to oil derricks in Azerbaijan, from rice terraces in China to oil bunkering in Nigeria, Burtynsky has travelled the world and back again as part of his restless and seemingly inexhaustible drive to discover the ways, both old and new, that organised human activity has transformed Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThough already unified by both the precision and formal beauty of Burtynsky's photographs, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Acceleration\u003c\/em\u003e further underscores that, like their respective subjects, each project remains fundamentally interconnected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424082673900,"sku":"9783969994818","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783969994818.jpg?v=1774769213","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/edward-burtynsky-the-great-acceleration-9783969994818","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}