Alexander Heilner Turns Landscapes Into Abstract Art Through Aerial Photography

Growing up as the son of a commercial airline employee, Heilner would spend a sizeable amount of time staring out the windows of a plane, as well as poring over maps of his destinations, cultivating a fascination with mankind's "unintentional mark-making that would play a large part in his artistic career. Since 2007, Heilner's "Aerial Landscapes" photo series has involved him chartering light aircraft flights across various landscapes across America, as well as abroad in Dubai. Covering everyth...