Alex MacLean is used to seeing the world from up high. The photographer is also a licensed pilot, and he's spent years "sticking his camera out the cockpit" of a small Cessna 182, snapping what he sees below.
The result is an astounding photo essay that pits man-made civilization against nature, animals against industry, and humans against the forces that, from above, are clearly mightier than we'll ever be.
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Ocean City Amusement Park in Ocean City, Maryland, taken in 2011.
Alex Maclean / Barcroft / Landov
Floating daisy docks in Chicago, taken in 1999.
Alex Maclean / Barcroft / Landov
Cars parked at a Nascar event in Richmond, Virginia, taken in 2005.
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Alex Maclean / Barcroft / Landov
Bathers in an Orlando wave pool, taken in 1999.
Alex Maclean / Barcroft / Landov
Flamingos in Rosolina, Italy, taken in 2009.
Alex Maclean / Barcroft / Landov
Colorful shipping containers in Portsmouth, Virginia, taken in 2011.
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Alex Maclean / Barcroft / Landov
Surfers behind breaking waves at Sunset Beach in Oahu, Hawaii.
Alex Maclean / Barcroft / Landov
Commercial logging site in Olympia, Washington, taken in 2005.
Alex Maclean / Barcroft / Landov
Interchanging flyovers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, taken in 2009.
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Alex Maclean / Barcroft / Landov
Loaded coal train cars in Norfolk, Virginia, taken in 2011.
See more of Alex MacLean's work on his website.
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