Spencer Lowell has photographed sites of nearly every form of energy harvesting in the United States, from the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Norris Dam to oil refineries in eastern Texas. His latest project, “Power Hungry,” intently scrutinizes how energy production alters landscapes by highlighting the extreme contrast between his subjects and the natural environment, using starkly clinical perspectives. “We’ve gotten to a point where we realize there are consequences to consumption and production of energy,” Lowell says.
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Sluice gates control the flow of water inside the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Norris Dam.