Aerial Perspectives by Alex McLean

The work of one of the greatest masters of aerial photography was exhibited in London for the first time. Alex McLean photographs from a height of approximately 1500 meters, and his images reveal all the complexities and absurdities of modern life in America and Europe.

(Total 22 photos)

Source: telegraph.co.uk

1. B-52, Bone Cemetery, Tucson, Arizona, USA. (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

2. Alex is a licensed pilot who flies his own Cessna 182 aircraft, exploring the world by "recording" bird's eye view of landscapes, architecture and human behavior with his camera. Pictured: shipping containers, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA, 2011. (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

3. Vacationers on the beach in Orlando, Florida, USA, 1999 (Alex MacLean / Beetles + Huxley)

4. Residential block in the desert, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2009 (Alex MacLean / Beetles + Huxley)

5. Over the Roads, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 2008 (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

6. Floating moorings for yachts, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1990 (Alex MacLean / Beetles + Huxley)

7 Desert Hills Golf Oasis, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2009 (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

8. Bay Channel, Fremont, California, USA, 1984 (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

9. Residential neighborhoods, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, 2005 (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

10. Disassembled B-52 bombers at the "Bone Cemetery" in Tucson, Arizona, USA, 1994 (Alex MacLean / Beetles + Huxley)

11. Jolly Roger Amusement Park, Ocean City, Maryland, USA, 2011 (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

12. Dryer and irrigator of the Marias River, Loma region, Montana, USA. (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

13. Marked area, Viareggio, Italy, 2010 (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

14 Phelps Dodge open pit, Baghdad, Arizona, USA, 2005 (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

15. Sunbathing by the pool, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 2012 (Alex MacLean / Beetles + Huxley)

16. Flower Fields, Lompoc, California, USA, 2013 (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

17. Boats at the pier, Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA, 1993 (Alex MacLean / Beetles + Huxley)

18. Brightly painted houses, Burano, Italy. (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

19. Public swimming pool without the public, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2009 (Alex MacLean / Beetles + Huxley)

20. Umbrella Territory, Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy, 2010 (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

21. Tomato tracks in a field, north-central Ohio, USA, 1990 (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)

22. Hammering the territory, Livorno, Italy, 2007 (Alex MacLean / Beetles+Huxley)