December 26, 2011
Blog ArchivesLight and Life in Decay: The Urbex Photos of Amy Heiden
The striking use of light in Amy Heiden’s photographs brings a new focus to abandoned ruins. Leaving aside the gloom and shadow of traditional urbex photography, her prints are memorable by their juxtaposition of warm colour and decay.
Flower Power: Abandoned Buildings (& Objects) Transformed by Foliage
Inspired by these captivating “houses gone wild”, we set about looking for abandoned buildings and objects that weren’t just overgrown, but temporarily transformed amid an explosion of colour.
Magnificent Abandoned Ballroom, Germany
This stunning abandoned ballroom in Germany appears almost completely intact, but the peeling walls and ceilings of the deserted rooms are sombre reminders of how quickly decay takes hold once regular maintenance is no longer carried out.
Crumbling History: 8 Abandoned Churches
Derelict churches are becoming increasingly abundant across the world for a multitude of reasons. But there urban decay bestows a mysterious atmosphere upon these places, and urban explorers become the unlikely members of their reinvented congregations.
Ghost Town of Bodie: Spectres, Curses and “Arrested Decay”
The old mining settlement at Bodie in California is arguably America’s best preserved ghost town. Dating back to around 1859, Bodie is frozen in a state of “arrested decay”, looked after as a historic park but not restored to its original condition. This makes the town both authentic and mysterious.