A Kansas photographer's new exhibition shows off the intense beauty of the Flint Hills

"A Survey of Elemental Gratitude," an exhibition currently at the Kansas City Public Library, showcases the beauty of the Flint Hills— and asks us to consider its environmental future. Philip Heying's photography will be on display until December 9.
Kansas City native Philip Heying has been fascinated by the Flint Hills since he was a child. That's why, in 2019, he moved to Matfield Green, a tiny Kansas town in the heart of the Flint Hills, after spending much of his life in cities like New York and Paris.

Since then, his appreciation for the area has only grown. The prairie landscape and its wildlife have become a focus of Heying's photography, for which he was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 2022.

An exhibition of Heying's photography, "A Survey of Elemental Gratitude,"showcases the beauty of the Flint Hills and asks viewers to consider its environmental future— by drawing comparisons between macro and micro aspects in the prairie landscape.