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If you’re down at Albert Dock in Liverpool, then I heartily recommend the Mitch Epstein: American Power exhibition at the tiny Open Eye Gallery hidden in the new black monolithic buildings down that way.

It’s a small exhibition of photographs showing the impact of America’s need to generate power on the local environment – ranging from coal, to hydro, to wind. The photographs are printed in what I’d guess is six by six foot prints, revealing lovely amounts of detail in the landscape and buildings (at a guess, I’d say he’s armed with a high end Hasselblad to get these wonderfully detailed photos).

A couple of the prints actually remind me of Storm Thorgerson – the scenes have a slightly surreal touch, mixing the everyday landscape with the otherworldly appearance of wind turbines or whatever, all captured with a similar vividness.

There’s a website for the artwork, but it totally fails to get across the power of the photographs when compared to these large prints. If you’re in Liverpool and like photography, then I really recommend seeking it out.