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# The Beauty and Devastation of Mankind's Impact on Earth
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/the-beauty-and-devastation-of-mankinds-impact-on-earth/
- Published: 2017-01-04T11:55:41.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:13:13.000Z
- Description: In his book Overview: A New Perspective of Earth, photographer Benjamin Grant uses satellite imagery to convey the enormity of mankind's effects on the planet.
- Author: Claire Voon
- Tags: Books, Penguin Random House, Photography, Review, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:23 (2016, 2017, part 2)

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