Urbex Photography

Urban exploration photography (or simply Urbex) is the art of imaging old and abandoned buildings, structures or objects; traces of mankind that are slowly decaying and taken back by nature.

Stories

Barentsburg: glory days of communism

The mining settlement Barentsburg was once an example of Soviet grandeur beyond the borders of the empire. After 30 years of decay, the town now undergoes another transformation.

Traces of war in Signehamna

The early years of the Second World War passed relatively quiet on Spitsbergen. Initially, Germany’s occupation of Norway in 1940 didn’t have consequences for the mining settlements at the arctic islands.

Abandoned: Beelitz-Heilstätten

This vast sanatorium complex just South of Berlin has seen world powers come and go. Today, it's slowly decaying.

The Lyngstuva shipwrecks

One of my favorite subjects in photography is abandoned places, where traces of civilization are slowly taken back by nature. Think about, for example, large buildings that lost their purpose, country-side rusty car wrecks or, like in this post, beached shipwrecks.

Monte Palace: demise of a luxury hotel

The lush green islands of the Azores are often called the Hawaii of Europe, and it’s easy to see why. The volcanic nature is evident on each of the nine islands in the archipelago, with some of the islands still having active volcanism.