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Oil Sands

Alan Gignoux (1966)

Environmental degradation and human health pressures from bitumen extraction in Alberta, Canada, documented through aerial landscapes and portraits of affected communities.

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Oil Sands

Alan Gignoux (1966)

Environmental degradation and human health pressures from bitumen extraction in Alberta, Canada, documented through aerial landscapes and portraits of affected communities.

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Felled Trees, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2014 © Alan Gignoux

Boreal Forest, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Oil Sands Development Skyline, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Oil Sands Development, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Clearing the Overburden, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2014 © Alan Gignoux

Bucket Wheel Excavator, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Open Pit Bitumen Mining, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Open Pit Bitumen Mining, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Ore Preparation Plant, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Tailings Pond, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Tailings Dam Embankment, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Tailings Dam Embankment, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2014 © Alan Gignoux

Tailings Pond Beach, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2014 © Alan Gignoux

Sulphur By-Product, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Display on Albertan Politician’s Desk, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2014 © Alan Gignoux

Syncrude Oil Storage Tanks, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Oil Patch Construction Site, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2014 © Alan Gignoux

Syncrude Upgraders, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

CHOPS (Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand) Mining Facility, Peace River, Alberta, Canada, 2012 © Alan Gignoux

Carmen Langer, Farmer, Peace River, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Peace River, Alberta, Canada, 2012 © Alan Gignoux

Alain Labreque in his Garage, Peace River, Alberta, Canada, 2012 © Alan Gignoux

First Nations Housing, Anzac, Lake Gregoire, Alberta, Canada, 2010 © Alan Gignoux

Donna Ominayak, Cadotte Lake, Alberta, Canada, 2012 © Alan Gignoux

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Oil Sands

Alan Gignoux (1966)

Environmental degradation and human health pressures from bitumen extraction in Alberta, Canada, documented through aerial landscapes and portraits of affected communities.

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Oil Sands

Alan Gignoux (1966)

Environmental degradation and human health pressures from bitumen extraction in Alberta, Canada, documented through aerial landscapes and portraits of affected communities.

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Oil Sands

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