At TEDxVictoria, photographer Garth Lenz presents striking images of the Alberta Tar Sands mining project. His photos expose the environmental devastation and the beautiful ecosystems under severe

At TEDxVictoria, photographer Garth Lenz presents striking images of the Alberta Tar Sands mining project. His photos expose the environmental devastation and the beautiful ecosystems under severe threat.

For nearly two decades, Lenz has documented threatened wilderness and indigenous communities, with his work featured in leading publications. His photography of Canada's boreal region has contributed to establishing significant protected areas. A Fellow of the International League Of Conservation Photographers, his major Tar Sands exhibit premiered in Los Angeles in 2011 and toured New York.

This TEDxVictoria talk was filmed on November 19, 2011.