Alexander Heilner

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“Welcome Home” is Featured on Lenscratch

November 25, 2021

“Welcome Home”, my project documenting campsites at Burning Man, is featured today on @lenscratch Thanks to @danielgeorgephoto for the thoughtful interview! Full project at www.welcomehome-brc.com 

Filed Under: Burning Man, News, Publications

The 2021 Daegu Biennale

September 14, 2021

Selections from Draining the Colorado and The New Arctic are currently featured in the 8th DAEGU BIENNALE, in Daegu, South Korea, which runs through early November. Many of the exhibitions and works are centered on the growing environmental crises faced by communities worldwide, so it is an honor to have my work selected for exhibition ...Read More

Filed Under: Aerial, Arctic, Colorado River Basin, Exhibitions, News

Back to the Colorado

August 19, 2021

I found myself back in Colorado a couple weeks ago and was able to spend some more time developing my growing portrait of the Colorado River and the communities that rely on it. This visit I spent some time tracing the river’s path along the hundred-mile stretch between Grand Lake and Dotsero.

Filed Under: News

A Deep Dive Into the Colorado River Basin

June 2, 2021

After more than a year of staying close to home, it was terrific to get back to photographing in the Southwest. I’ve been traveling around Arizona and neighboring Nevada, as well as bits of California and Utah. While I was there, Lake Mead dropped to its lowest level on record, which seemed poetic, as I ...Read More

Filed Under: Aerial, Colorado River Basin, News

Whatever it takes!

November 12, 2020

Over the last couple months my photography has taken a back seat to pressing efforts to make sure Pennsylvania voted for truth and science. I could not have done my part without the help of this persuasive little dog and Blip Billboards.

Filed Under: News

A couple hours with students in Sacramento

October 8, 2020

I enjoyed talking with the advanced photo students at McClatchy HS in Sacramento today. It reminded me yet again of all the amazing work high school teachers everywhere are doing to keep everyone learning remotely! Thanks to Aimee Thibedau for inviting me.

Filed Under: Musings, News

Drone Photography Award

October 6, 2020

My photograph of this sports park in Aurora, Colorado won a commendation in the 2020 Siena International Photo Awards. It will be on view in Siena, Italy as part of “Above Us Only Sky” from October 24 through November 29.

Filed Under: Aerial, Awards, Exhibitions, News

EcoArtSpace Online Exhibition and Catalog

September 30, 2020

The Imperial Dam

I’m excited that my 2019 photo of the Imperial Dam is included in the ecoartspace fall 2020 online+billboards show, “ecoconsciousness” juried by Eleanor Heartney. It’s a great group of artists, and the catalog looks like it will be beautiful as well.

Filed Under: Aerial, Exhibitions, News, Publications

“Welcome Home” Featured on Burning Man’s Instagram Feed

September 12, 2019

Today, Burning Man featured “Welcome Home” – my project documenting the back roads of Black Rock City – on their Instagram feed. It’s an honor to be able to share this work with the larger Burning Man community for the first time.

Filed Under: Burning Man, Musings, News

In Relation to the Land

July 27, 2019

Anaheim, California

My image, “Anaheim, California” is included in the current exhibition, In Relation To The Land, at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins. This landscape is one of many from my growing Synthetic Truths series, which explores artificial places and spaces.

Filed Under: Exhibitions, News

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