I wish my artwork could persuade millions of people to join a global conversation about sustainability.

- Edward Burtynsky

Somebody referred to what I do as subliminal activism, which I like.

- Edward Burtynsky

Sometimes you don't know why you're doing something. You're intuitively following, to see where it leads.

- Edward Burtynsky

Water, like many other resources is harvested, transported and used throughout all aspects of society. Unlike other resources, water is critical to t…

- Edward Burtynsky

Like all animals, human beings have always taken what they want from nature. But we are the rogue species. We are unique in our ability to use resour…

- Edward Burtynsky

I can go into the wilderness and not see anyone for days and experience a kind of space that hasn't changed for tens of thousands of years. Having th…

- Edward Burtynsky

I wish I could create an IMAX film that would make my work accessible to a broader audience.

- Edward Burtynsky

Digital photography and Photoshop have made it very easy for people to take pictures. It's a medium that allows a lot of mediocre stuff to get throug…

- Edward Burtynsky

I think the environmental movement has failed in that it's used the stick too much; it's used the apocalyptic tone too much; it hasn't sold the posit…

- Edward Burtynsky