Alex MacLean is both a discovery pilot and a photographer. MacLean combined both of his skills to shoot these incredible photographs of landscapes that are both natural and also incorporate humans’ imposition on these natural landscapes. The photos show how odd things can look from the sky but also how beautiful the view can be from up above with the patterns humans and structures create. On the ground it is not always easy to tell how grid-like and planned out things can be such as the large-scale housing development photos that are just a streams of houses each looking identical to one another. It is never quite as obvious when you are driving through a housing development like these just how monotonous the areas are and the photos are able to define and capture what “suburbia” is better than any photo taken at eye level. Many of the other photos especially the photo taken of an amusement park and old wooden boats at a dock are a true sign MacLean has an amazing eye for color. Also the repetitive patterns he finds in the sky are an indicator that he has a strong eye for the beauty simple things can create when they are all together and from above, almost making you question whether it is a design rather than actual structures such as the boats that make flower like shapes. It is hard to imagine just how long it took MacLean to find all of these strange places across the United States but no matter how long it was, the outcome of the photos is completely worth it.

Source: Fubiz