What happens when a pilot sticks their camera out of the cockpit and starts snapping photos? Well, Alex MacLean is a photographer and certified pilot who has been doing just that for years. And as you would expect, the results are quite remarkable indeed.
Bathers in an Orlando wave pool, taken in 1999.
Floating daisy docks in Chicago, taken in 1999.
Surfers behind breaking waves at Sunset Beach in Oahu, Hawaii.
Ocean City Amusement Park, Maryland, taken in 2011.
Colorful shipping containers in Portsmouth, Virginia, taken in 2011.
Loaded coal train cars in Norfolk, Virginia, taken in 2011.
Cars parked at a Nascar event in Richmond, Virginia, taken in 2005.
Flamingos in Rosolina, Italy, taken in 2009.
Interchanging flyovers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, taken in 2009.
Commercial logging site in Olympia, Washington, taken in 2005.
You can see more of Alex MacLean’s work by visiting his website.