Whether depicting landscapes, buildings, boats, or animals, Pratt brought to his work a deep connection to Newfoundland and Labrador, a strong sense of structure and light, and an ability to express feeling through simplicity and control. From his early outdoor studies to his later, more abstract reflections on memory, these works reveal how Pratt’s art evolved—and how his surroundings shaped that evolution. Together, they offer a record of a life spent looking closely.
Edward Burtynsky, Railcuts #1, C.N. Track, Skihist Provincial Park, British Columbia, 1985, chromogenic colour print on paper, 68.7 x 86.6 cm (image).
Edward Burtynsky, Carrara Marble Quarries #24 & #25, Carrara, Italy (diptych), 1993, chromogenic colour print on paper, 68.2 x 86.2 cm (image); 76.4 x 101.4 cm (image), National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
Edward Burtynsky, Nickel Tailings #34 & #35, Sudbury, Ontario (diptych), 1996, chromogenic colour print on paper, 80.7 x 111.1 cm (sheet); 80.7 x 111.1 cm (sheet), National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
Edward Burtynsky, Oxford Tire Pile #8, Westley, California, USA, 1999, chromogenic colour print on paper, 28.6 x 37.8 cm (image); 40.7 x 5.7 cm (sheet).
Edward Burtynsky, Shipbreaking #13, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2000, chromogenic colour print on paper, 43.6 x 55.88 cm (image/sheet).
Edward Burtynsky, Wan Zhou #2, Three Gorges Dam Project, Yangtze River, China, 2002, chromogenic colour print on paper, 68.6 x 86.4 (image/sheet).
Edward Burtynsky, SOCAR Oil Fields #3, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2006.
Edward Burtynsky, Breezewood, Pennsylvania, USA, 2008.
Edward Burtynsky, Pivot Irrigation #7, High Plains, Texas Panhandle, USA, 2011, chromogenic colour print on paper, 107.2 x 304.8 cm (image/sheet).
Edward Burtynsky, Phosphor Tailings Pond #4, Near Lakeland, Florida, USA, 2006, pigment inkjet print on Kodak Professional photo paper, 148.59 x 198.12 cm (image/sheet).
Edward Burtynsky, Pengah Wall #1, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, 2017, pigment inkjet print on Kodak Professional photo paper, 121.9 x 218.4 cm (image/sheet).
Edward Burtynsky, Tailings Pond #2, Wasselton Diamond Mine, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, 2018, pigment inkjet print on Kodak Professional photo paper, 99 x 132.08 cm (image/sheet).
Edward Burtynsky, Natural Order #33, Grey County, Ontario, Canada, Spring, 2020.
Edward Burtynsky, In the Wake of Progress, 2022.