Alexander Heilner

A Deep Dive Into the Colorado River Basin

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

Whatever it takes!

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.

A couple hours with students in Sacramento

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.

Drone Photography Award

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.

EcoArtSpace Online Exhibition and Catalog

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.

In Relation to the Land

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.

First Visit to Batuu

Black Spire Outpost – the new Galaxy’s Edge area of Disneyland – is hands down the most comprehensive and fully immersive “land” I’ve ever experienced at a theme park – or really in any “designed” space. After four hours there last Friday, walking back to Frontierland felt like returning to the “normal world”. The craftsmanship ...Read More

Don’t Take Pictures

Happy Birthday to me! Kat Kiernan of DON’T TAKE PICTURES is unwittingly celebrating my birthday by including several of my aerial photographs in her write-up of last month’s Portfolio Reviews at the Denver Month of Photography. It was great to meet Kat there, along with several other fantastic industry professionals, including Mary Virginia Swanson, and ...Read More

Research at the Center for Art + Environment

Thanks to Bill Fox, this week I’m at the Center for Art + Environment, doing some research for future projects. This institution, housed within the Nevada Museum of Art is a phenomenal resource for anyone making or studying land art; environmental photography or sculpture; aerial imaging; Burning Man… It feels like home! Also, it’s a ...Read More