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March 18, 2006

Remarkable Photos of Devastation

Big Gav has a link on his Peak Energy blog to photographs by the remarkable Edward Burtynsky. Big Gav's link is to World Changing.

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This is Edward's website where you can view more of this photography. I first saw his photo essay on ship breaking in Bangladesh a few months ago. They will stay with you forever.

Posted on March 18, 2006 in Environment | Permalink

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