Large Format Camera Captures the Decay of America’s Movie Theaters
These incredible photos, captured on a large format camera, shine a light on the decay and dereliction of movie theaters in the United States.
‘Abandoned America’ Photo Series Captures History of Forgotten Places
Through exciting but often dangerous urban exploration all around the United States, photographer Matthew Christopher has documented hundreds of sites that now lay forgotten but are forever preserved in his "Abandoned America" project.
Photographer’s Eerie Nighttime Series Features an Abandoned Water Park
Photographer Ken Lee enjoys the mystery and excitement of nighttime photography as he explores abandoned sites when most are asleep. His latest series features an abandoned water park that had plenty of photographic opportunities.
Scientist Photographs Historically-Rich Abandoned and Forgotten Spaces
A scientist by day and photographer by night, Janine Pendleton has explored numerous abandoned sites around the world and has shared her photographs, experiences, and tips of her adventures to places not normally seen by the public.
Couple Contrasts Abandoned Spaces and Colorful Coats in Surreal Photos
A mysterious duo who go by the name "Yellow Jackets," has intrigued viewers with their eerie, anonymous self-portraits set in abandoned locations.
Photographer Spent 5 Years Capturing the Beauty of Decaying Buildings
Rebecca Bathory first fell in love with the decaying beauty of abandoned buildings when she photographed an abandoned school in 2012. This love took her on an adventure to 30 countries and over 500 locations, culminating in a photographic series she's calling Orphans of Time.
Nightwatch: The Haunting Light Painted Nightscapes of Noel Kerns
Dallas-based photographer Noel Kerns specializes in capturing haunting night scenes of ghost towns, decommissioned military bases, and industrial abandonments. His creative use of different colored lights combined with moon light helps these old abandoned places come alive as vivid nightscapes.
Photographs of Models of Photographs of Abandoned Buildings
Yesterday we featured an interesting example of digital photographs being reintroduced into the real world in another form (Google Street View photos as life-sized portraits), and now here's another one. For her project "Broken Houses", NYC-based photographer Ofra Lapid created realistic models of abandoned buildings using printed photos, and then photographed them on an infinite gray background.
Portrait Photos ‘Printed’ Onto Abandoned Buildings by Scratching Off Paint
Artist Alexandre Farto has an interesting method of 'printing' large scale portrait photographs onto walls. Instead of using paint, he scratches paint away. Starting with a guide painted onto the wall using a stencil, Farto carefully scratches and chips paint and plaster away from walls using a jackhammer, pick, hammer, and his hands. His giant photos can be seen on abandoned buildings in cities around the world, including Moscow, London, and NYC.