| Edward Burtynsky: Water Contributor(s): Burtynsky, Edward (Photographer), Lord, Russell (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Davis, Wade (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 3869306793 ISBN-13: 9783869306797 Publisher: Steidl OUR PRICE: $112.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Individual Photographers - Monographs - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Landscapes - Photography | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General |
| Dewey: 779 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 14.6" W x 11.6" (6.50 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There is no life without water. This book tells us the story of where water comes from, how we use it, distribute and waste it. Often from a bird's-eye perspective, the photographer shows us its remote sources, remarkable ancient step-wells and mass bathing rituals, the transformation of desert into cities with waterfronts on each doorstep, the compromised landscapes of the American Southwest. Furthermore, Burtynsky explores the infrastructure of water management: the gigantic hydroelectric dams and terraced rice fields in the heart of China, the vast irrigation systems of America's bread basket and the use of aquaculture. The color photographs in this book are poetic and at the same time highly relevant: they reveal another vital component of our life on earth that drives the bloom of civilization, and foreshadow the extent to which our future depends on our everyday behavior in dealing with this increasingly scarce resource. |