His images of scarred landscapes — from mountains of tires to rivers of bright orange waste from a nickel mine — are eerily pretty yet ugly at the same time. Burtynsky’s large-format color photographs explore the impact of humanity’s expanding footprint and the substantial ways in which we’re reshaping the surface of the planet. His images powerfully alter the way we think about the world and our place in it.

And now… It needs more work.

And now… It needs more work.

Some more…

Some more…

My first lith print. Exciting!!

My first lith print. Exciting!!

(Source: artmartyr, via erikaostrander)

An hour and a half later thanks to the inefficiency of CSUN system I’ll pay my dues. The students are so well hearted here that are grateful and happy by the time they can pay in the register.

An hour and a half later thanks to the inefficiency of CSUN system I’ll pay my dues. The students are so well hearted here that are grateful and happy by the time they can pay in the register.

I think another hour to go. Did I mention that I hate CSUN bureaucracy?

I think another hour to go. Did I mention that I hate CSUN bureaucracy?

9:24 and I’m about to make it inside Baymarian Hall. Sucks big time.

9:24 and I’m about to make it inside Baymarian Hall. Sucks big time.

This is the line to do the WPE, writing proficiency test that CSUN requires students to do in order to graduate. I expect to be in line for 2 hours.  I decided to get in line today because I’ve been trying to register since last semester and it’s always as bad as this.

This is the line to do the WPE, writing proficiency test that CSUN requires students to do in order to graduate. I expect to be in line for 2 hours. I decided to get in line today because I’ve been trying to register since last semester and it’s always as bad as this.

It feels so good to release some tension onto this piece! I’m happy to be scratching it and tearing the borders. Have a good Friday night everyone!

It feels so good to release some tension onto this piece! I’m happy to be scratching it and tearing the borders. Have a good Friday night everyone!