Meet Edward Burtynsky, The Winner Of UK Master Of Photography 2018

The Photo London Master of Photography award is given annually to a leading contemporary photographer. A special exhibition shows new and rarely seen images from Burtynsky’s portfolio including a preview of his new work, Anthropocene, and explores the complexities of modern existence and diverse subjects such as Australian and Canadian mines, oil bunkering and sawmills in Nigeria, the salt pans of India and sprawling cityscapes.

Oil Bunkering #2, Niger Delta, Nigeria, 2016. (Photo by Edward Burtynsky/Metivier Gallery, Toronto/Flowers Gallery, London)

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Morenci Mine #2, Clifton, Arizona, USA, 2012. (Photo by Edward Burtynsky/Metivier Gallery, Toronto/Flowers Gallery, London)

Oil Bunkering #1, Niger Delta, Nigeria, 2016. (Photo by Edward Burtynsky/Metivier Gallery, Toronto/Flowers Gallery, London)

Pan #21, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India, 2016. (Photo by Edward Burtynsky/Metivier Gallery, Toronto/Flowers Gallery, London)

Super Pit #1, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 2007. (Photo by Edward Burtynsky/Metivier Gallery, Toronto/Flowers Gallery, London)

Salt Pan #13, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India, 2016. (Photo by Edward Burtynsky/Metivier Gallery, Toronto/Flowers Gallery, London)

Morenci Mine #1, Clifton, Arizona. (Photo by Edward Burtynsky/Metivier Gallery, Toronto/Flowers Gallery, London)

Saw Mills #1, Lagos, Nigeria, 2016. (Photo by Edward Burtynsky/Metivier Gallery, Toronto/Flowers Gallery, London)

Highland Valley #8, Teck Cominco, Open Pit Copper Mine, Logan Lake, British Columbia, Canada, 2008. (Photo by Edward Burtynsky/Metivier Gallery, Toronto/Flowers Gallery, London)