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Landscape photography and environmental issues


 
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Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.

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Contents

Introduction
1Landscape photography and environmental issues
2Railways and the landscape
3The landscapes of industry
4The landscapes of war
5Documerica Project (1971-1977)
6Landscape and the environment - examples
Photographers
7W. Eugene Smith: Minamata
8Lewis Baltz: New Industrial parks near Irvine, California (1974)
9Carl Uytterhaegen: Cité3
10Edward Burtynsky: What Hath Man Wrought?
11John Darwell: Legacy - Inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
12Bruce Haley: Disfigured Landscapes
13David Maisel: Oblivion
14Nick Brandt: Inherit the Dust
15Robert Voit: New Trees (2006)
16Yuval Tebol: Land Research Project (2017 or earlier)
17Mandy Barker: Environmental damage through plastic waste of the seas

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