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One of the latest videos released at TED.com is from acclaimed photographer Edward Burtynsky. It’s worth taking a look at the video, especially if you are not familiar with TED.

In stunning large-format photographs, Edward Burtynsky follows the path of oil through modern society, from wellhead to pipeline to car engine — and then beyond to the projected peak-oil endgame.

See the video at TED.com

To say that the Canadian photographer has been an advocate for Mother Earth and a leading voice in the visual arts world as pertaining to the Green Movement and other environmental issues is an understatement.

I hope his work and his passion inspire you to do something worthwhile with the talents and special skills you, as a photographer, posses.

Edward raises a good point, not the one about Peak Oil (although that is something to look into), we should all be using our own special talents for the greater good. I call this real humanity.

Be creative, be thoughtful, but above all, be compassionate.

To find out more on Edward Burtynsky he has a book Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky [Amazon] out and a movie based on his book also called Manufactured Landscapes [Amazon].

Photography Matters.