The Great Acceleration: Human-Altered Industrial Landscapes, with Edward Burtynsky

<p class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Industrial expansion has left an indelible mark on our natural world, fundamentally altering landscapes and ecosystems for the sake of material progress and modern convenience. This transformation has created an environmental challenge of unprecedented scale. In today's show, we'll connect the dots between the raw materials that make up our planet and the industrial forces visually altering our contemporary landscape in a chat with a photographer who's documented these profound global changes firsthand for the past 50 years.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Applying visual principals rooted in abstract expressionist painting, Edward Burtynsky has explored a wide range of photographic tools in his image making—from large format film to high-res digital cameras mounted to the most sophisticated of drones.</span></p...