Since 2015, photographer Mindaugas Kavaliauskas has been creating the second part of his long-term project “travel’AIR” – a story about a global phenomenon – plane spotting. It took the photographer ten years to create photographs of sufficient geographical coverage, write and update the stories of the heroes, and prepare the book. The photo album “A-Spot: Journey to the World of Plane Spotting” is the fifth monographic photo album by Mindaugas Kavaliauskas.
According to the author of the book Mindaugas Kavaliauskas, one might think that the topic of “A-Spot” is shallow and niche, but the book tells the story of people who, looking at airplanes, are not only seeking entertainment, education or a good time, but also peace, relaxation, therapy, treating longing, anxiety and looking for hope. Among the thirty-five documented airports in the world, the book includes one from Ukraine. Thus, the book invites us to remember the people of Ukraine suffering from the war, whose dream is to see passenger liners in the sky, not enemy missiles or drones.