Northern Alberta is home to some of the world’s largest natural oil deposits. The determination of oil companies to access that resource has had a number of consequences: chief among them are colossal economic growth and major environmental damage.
Alan Gignoux has been investigating the complex issues surrounding the Albertan oil industry since 2010. His photographs record the ruthless exploitation of a valuable natural resource, as well as the explosive economic growth in the region. The images are supplemented by in-depth interviews with individuals from a range of perspectives
Alan Gignoux works as a professional documentary photographer and cameraman. He holds an MA in Documentary Photography from the London College of Printing.
Alan is committed to recording the effects of displacement on individual communities in different parts of the world. More recently, he has documented the environmental and social legacy of the industrial exploitation of natural resources in North America and post-Soviet Russia.
Alan’s work has been published in a wide range of newspapers and professional magazines and has been exhibited internationally. He is based in London.
