Urbex

For awhile the subject of ruins photography ("ruin porn") - the photography of the deterioration of man-made environments - has held a certain fascination for me, and I've taken numerous photos of abandoned and decaying buildings - homes, businesses, factories.  A type of photography I haven't explored until recently is urban exploration - or Urbex as it's widely known.  This type of activity goes a step further - instead of taking photos of a subject and moving on, you enter the building and explore, at your own risk and often in a manner that would be considered trespassing.  These activities go beyond the exterior "rust and dust" shots and probe deeper, often into areas not seen by man for quite some time.

Although I haven't taken that step of blatant trespassing into old factories and other structures, I have started to poke my head through windows and set foot in a few small buildings in a few ghost towns - with my head always on a swivel and my eyes wide open.

It's when you look inside, peer through a window, step foot through a door, that you get the real sense of silence, feeling of emptiness, loss, and abandoned dreams...

Sometimes it feels like you're telling a story through pictures even though you have to fill in the details in your imagination...

You come across scenes of a life abandoned...

And dreams lost, "progress" taking its toll on small town America...

Looking out towards the morning sun, this view used to frame the promise the day held... 

Sometimes I feel like a voyeur of broken dreams...

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 16-85 DX VR (first two, last two photos), Nikkor 10-24 DX (third photo)

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