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By Charlie Jane Anders Mar 23, 2009 4:30 PM

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Sweatshops Bring Tomorrow’s Dystopias To Life, Today

"Edward Burtynsky photographs factories, mines, and vast landscapes transformed by industrialization. His documentary photographs look more sci-fi than any sci-fi I've seen. Why invent a dystopic future... when I could imitate a dystopic present?"

- Sleep Dealer director Alex Rivera, talking to Wired.

Image by Edward Burtynsky.

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