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. You can watch a talk Edward gave about his work to TED below.
![oil1](http://www.canadianart.ca/online/see-it/2009/02/12/edward_burtynsky4_448.jpg)
![oil2](http://whitenoiseofeverydaylife.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/edburtynsky11.jpg)
![oil3](https://eoffice.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/edwardburtynsky5.jpg)
![oil4](https://eoffice.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/shipbreaking-series-chittagong-10-bangladesh-by-edward-burtynsky-2001.jpg)
Find more of Edward’s stunning work here