{"product_id":"edward-burtynsky-the-great-acceleration","title":"Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook accompanying the exhibition \u003cem\u003eEdward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration\u003c\/em\u003e at the International Center of Photography, June 19-September 28, 2025. A retrospective of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/steidl.de\/Artists\/Edward-Burtynsky-1033424853.html\"\u003eEdward Burtynsky\u003c\/a\u003e’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 appreciative the sublimity that remains in nature while deepening our understanding of the challenges and responsibilities confronting us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“The Great Acceleration” 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 which Burtynsky has photographed the signs of in great detail 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 traveled the world and back again as part of his restless and seemingly inexhaustible drive to discover the ways, both old and new, that organized human activity has transformed Earth. Though 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\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eText by David Campany\u003cbr\u003eEdited by David Campany\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e136 pages, 80 images (reproductions of all 72 works included in the exhibition)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e30.5 x 23.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 978-3-96999-481-8\u003cbr\u003e1st Edition 06\/2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steidl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555697594425,"sku":"210000003476","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/0872\/9145\/files\/screenshot-2025-07-24-at-10702-pm.png?v=1790279950","url":"https:\/\/shop.icp.org\/products\/edward-burtynsky-the-great-acceleration","provider":"International Center of Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}