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The Globe sat sown with photographers Burtynsky and Sebastião Salgado to discuss their stunning documentation of the globalized world. Here are some of Burtynsky's photos

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AMARC #5 Tucson, Arizona, USA, 2006Edward Burtynsky

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Oxford Tire Pile #2 Westley, Calif., USA (1999)Edward Burtynsky

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SOCAR Oil Fields #6 Baku, Azerbaijan (2006)Edward Burtynsky

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Shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh.Edward Burtynsky

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Shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh.Edward Burtynsky

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Sebastião Salgado, left, and Edward Burtynsky.JENNIFER ROBERTS/The Globe and Mail

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