Alex MacLean

Exhibitions: THREE PHOTOGRAPHERS/THREE PUBLICATIONS

Alex S. MacLean was joined by two other photographers (Rob McDonald and Rosamond Purcell) at the Kathleen Ewing Gallery in Washington DC on December 13th to showcase their work and their recent publications. On display were images from OVER: The American Landscape at the Tipping Point.

Shown here is a sample of what is on display now through January 2009 at the Kathleen Ewing Gallery.

Kathleen Ewing Gallery

1767 P Street, NW, Second Floor

Washington, DC 20036

Sugar Cane Equipment between HarvestsBelle Glade, FloridaRef #: 070604_0083
   
Surprise, AZMore than 22 million Americans live in mobile homes. Despite the name, many are virtually permanent, because they have structural additions such as decks or carports or are older and fail to meet the contemporary building codes established in most areas. Often, they are the only way that a family can afford a home of their own.Ref #: 050216-0183
   
Lake Okeechobee, FLOwing to drought, the private docks of these new homes are no longer usable. As a side effect of water-level recession, the town of Okeechobee has also lost out on fishing tourism. In 2007, 1.9 million cubic yards of arsenic-laden mud was removed from the lake floor to reveal a more natural, sandy bottom, which should improve water clarity and habitability for plant and animal species.Ref #: 070604-0118
     
  
Sunny Isles, FLThe Oceania Property condo towers are located 8 feet above sea level and less than 200 feet from the open waters of the Atlantic. The towers and grounds suffered millions of dollars in property damage from Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Repairs and insurance settlements took more than two years to complete.Ref #: 070531-0047
   
Portland, ORImported cars, primarily from Asia, are off-loaded in Portland. U.S. carmakers face stiff competition from imports with better fuel economy.Ref #: 050628-0246
   
Waltham, MAParking lots paved with impermeable materials quickly send runoff with surface contaminants into streams and sewers, and prevent rainfall infiltration and ground water recharge. In the summer they become heat islands, greatly increasing the surrounding temperatures.Ref #: 070312-0093
     
  
Cross-tilling a FieldMonon, IndianaRef #: 070518-0489
   
Withlacoochee Bay, Crystal River, FL An isolated cloudburst over Gulf Coast wetlands illustrates the link between land and atmosphere. Wetlands have large evaporative surfaces that are an important part of the water cycle. They absorb rainwater runoff and filter out sediments, metals, and pollutants.Ref #: 070626-0191
   
Galveston, TXHarborwalk is a planned waterfront community built on wetlands on the western coast of Galveston Bay. In the coming century this land will be some of the most vulnerable on the Texas coast to sea-level rise, yet developers continue to construct low-lying homes to cash in on waterfront property values.Ref #: 070630-0251
     
  
Homestead, FLTurkey Point’s canals act like a giant radiator to cool the water that travels 168 miles in 40 hours before it is circulated back to the condenser for reuse.Ref #: 070603_0203
   
Lake Havasu City, AZRecreational trailers appear to spill out of the hills near Lake Havasu. Ref #: 050214-0104
   
Signal, AZScattered clouds cast shadows over northwestern Arizona scrub desert. Moisture passes over the dry land below, leaving the area’s average rainfall at a meager 7.5 inches per year.Ref #: 050213_0048
     
  
Tehachapi, CA Five thousand wind turbines stretch out over the Tehachapi hills. Wind power represents only about 3 percent of installed electric generating capacity. The U.S. wind industry grew by 45 percent in 2007. Wind generators require no water for steam or cooling, no outside fuel for operation, and produce no greenhouse gases.Ref #: LS_4789_03