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Tanvi Mishra, Mary McCartney, Edward Burtynsky and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Salinas #2, Cádiz, Spain, 2013 © Edward Burtynsky, Courtesy Flowers Gallery What kind of photograph would you make if time, money and travel were no object? Few artists are able to go down that path, so it’s worth paying attention to the efforts of those who can. For Edward Burtynsky, the aim is to uncover our planet’s most spectacular natural phenomena and to record humankind’s constant intervention, scarring, but also ingenious exploitation of the world around us. Many of the environmental processes in his images have never been photographed before (certainly not from a fixed-wing jet), and climate breakdown means that some can never be captured again. Burtynsky’s [new show at the Saatchi Gallery]( takes us from the Komodo Island seabed to Icelandic rivers, Chinese quarries, a shoe factory in Ethiopia and beyond. The Canadian gave us an exclusive tour last week where he discussed the show’s relationship with Abstract Expressionism, his interest in augmented reality, and how he gains access to some of the most guarded industrial locations on earth. (Spoiler: he uses Hollywood-hardened film fixers who can get you in anywhere, apparently). When an artist is working at this kind of scale and compositional ambition, they inevitably push up against the boundaries of their medium. Burtynsky started shooting on large-format in the 1970s, but now hires expert Photoshoppers to stitch together hundreds of digital images for his most detailed works. Is this still photography? Is an image made by a flying drone still authored art? These questions apply to all image-makers, even if only a select few people’s work can prompt them. Luckily there are countless curators and directors thinking about these topics around the clock. [Tanvi Mishra]( is one of them – she sat down with Diane Smyth in Arles last summer for our Any Answers feature. “There are so many layers in the power relations of making an image”, she tells BJP. “What happens in that encounter? There is this assumption around the power of visibility, the idea that people will get justice because they will be seen. I’m not convinced about that.” We’ve also assembled a [panel of experts]( to judge [Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6]( including Sueraya Shaheen, co-founder of SURA Art Advisory; Alessia Glaviano, director of PhotoVogue Festival; and Max Gorbatskyi, curator at OpenEye Gallery among others. You’re in safe hands with them. Looking ahead, our calendars are filling up with photo festivals – Fotofestiwal Łódź and Fotografia Europea are on our radar, as is [Photo 2024]( in Melbourne, which opens on Friday. Let us know what you’re enjoying if you’re there. Curator Tanvi Mishra: ‘Does becoming visible ensure empowerment? I’m not convinced’ The Indian photo expert talks through her career in non-traditional spaces – and reveals how exhibitions can act as ‘portals’ for equity [Read more]( [Build the way you want]( In the studio with Mary McCartney The photographer’s influences range from Eve Arnold and Pre-Raphaelite painters to her artist mother. She welcomes us to her West London studio, [Leica]( camera in hand [Read more]( [Build the way you want]( Introducing the Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6 judges These esteemed judges will carefully select 200 images from the submissions to be featured in the upcoming [Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6]( photobook. They will also choose 30 winning single images and three bodies of work that will be exhibited at [Four Corners]( in London, [Łódź Fotofestiwal]( Poland, and at [Indian Photo Festival]( in Hyderabad later this year. [Learn more]( [Build the way you want]( Edward Burtynsky on climate, abstraction, and hanging photos like paintings The Canadian artist has captured our scars on the planet for over four decades. His largest ever show is a rallying cry with multiple voices [Read more]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [1854 Media Ltd, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Rd, Cambridge Heath, London, E2 9DA, United Kingdom Click here to update your email preferences]( [Click here to unsubscribe from all emails](