Shipbreaking #50, Chittagong, Bangladesh

A large-scale chromogenic print by Edward Burtynsky depicting the industrial shipbreaking yards of Chittagong, Bangladesh, where massive decommissioned vessels are dismantled by hand along the tidal flats. The image captures Burtynsky's signature aerial or elevated perspective, revealing the overwhelming scale of human labor against the hulking remnants of steel and machinery. The work is part of his broader exploration of the environmental and human cost of industry, presenting a scene both visually compelling and deeply unsettling in its implications.