Alex MacLean

"Breathtaking, dreamy... MacLean captures New York from the sky, rife with everything from playgrounds to hydroponic farms." The Daily Beast

"Organic farms, swimming pools, even a vintage plane: New York's skyline has hidden delights, as aerial photographer Alex MacLean discOvered." The Independent

"Gorgeous... Up on the roof focuses on the amazing top-floor world of New York City we may be vaguely aware of but rarely see, from swimming pools to eco-spaces, swanky bars to empty stretches, it's a fascinating compendium of stunning sky-high imagery." It's Nice That

Alex MacLean is a photographer, pilot, and the co-author of eight books, including Over: The American Landscape at the Tipping Point and Designs on the land: Exploring America from the Air. He is the recipient of many grants and awards, including the American Academy of Rome Prix de Rome. He lives in Massachusetts.

Location: Street: Porter Square Shopping Center Additional: 25 White Street City: Cambridge, Province: Massachusetts Postal Code: 02140 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Alex MacLean

For more than 30 years, Alex MacLean’s aerial photographs have captured the evolution of the American landscape and the complex relationship between its natural and constructed environments. Over: The American Landscape at the Tipping Point is an ambitious and visually breathtaking catalog of the extraordinary patterns and profound physical consequences brought about by natural processes and human intervention. Divided into sections on topics including automobile dependency, water consumption, and urbanization, MacLean's powerful photographs and insightful text make it clear that maintenance of the current American lifestyle is incompatible with a planet of diminishing natural resources and a finite atmosphere.

Alex MacLean is a photographer, pilot, and the coauthor of seven books. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world, and has been the recipient of many grants and awards including the Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture from the American Academy in Rome. He lives in Massachusetts. (booksense)… (more)