This new publication by Alex MacLean for Schirmer/Mosel features 191 pictures taken from a helicopter above Manhattan. Nearly all are previously unreleased. Alex MacLean is an American photographer born in 1947. A pilot, he is well-known for his pictures taken in flight. He took a vast collection of pictures across the United States, exposing the evolution of the American landscape and the ecological risks taken by man during this progression.

This book features Manhattan and its rooftops, protected, cultivated, giving the impression of a calm oasis protected from the intense urban activity below. Gardens, stadiums, tennis courts, pools and cafés are among the rooftop installations revealed here.

A beautiful rediscovery of the city of New York, decidedly made up of strong contrasts!

Alex MacLean
« Über den Dächern von New York »
Text Robert Campbell and Alex MacLean
 (translation by Martina Tichy)
256 pages, 183 pictures.

ISBN 978-3-8296-0582-3 (Deutsch).
Price : € 49.80, € (A) 51.20, sFr 70.9