ABANDONED BUILDINGS
Hassner wrote: Hi Amy, there is a few friends on Flickr that frequent those places.
www.flickr.com/photos/matdur69
www.flickr.com/photos/e-strella/
Have fun!
Great examples
It's one of my favorite types of photography as I also love photographing old run down things. The official term for this is "Urban Exploring" and there are huge communities online dedicated to this type of photography adventure. I haven't entered old abandoned buildings myself simply because I fear being arrested, but I'm a strong appreciator of the fearless folks who cross those no trespassing signs to get these incredible pictures. I only take pictures of old things that are legal to enter, which means I haven't been as adventurous as some of you guys. Maybe one day I'll get over my whole "fear of arrest" thing lolAll the advice in this thread is great in regards to safety, but I want to add one thing that is more of a rule in the UrbEx community. Don't touch anything. Leave everything how it is. I doubt you'd be the type to do this, but don't tag things or take back souvenirs. Photograph the place, then leave. That said, have fun and I look forward to your photographs!
That's the cool thing about photography; you get to freeze and hold a place or moment in time, and very rarely will it be duplicated (unless you're in the studio). Every shot is unique.
I had no idea there is a vast interest of UrbEx, however, I guess pretty much everything exists on the "World Wide Web." BTW, taking, "pictures of old things that are legal," is great too, and not to mention, safer.
PixieBlue wrote: Thank you Stephanie for the important reminder to respect the space....touch nothing, take nothing.
That's the cool thing about photography; you get to freeze and hold a place or moment in time, and very rarely will it be duplicated (unless you're in the studio). Every shot is unique.
I had no idea there is a vast interest of UrbEx, however, I guess pretty much everything exists on the "World Wide Web." BTW, taking, "pictures of old things that are legal," is great too, and not to mention, safer.
Oh yes, it's quite huge. Here are some resources:
Basic info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_exploration
Website with forum: www.uer.ca/
Sub Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/urbanexploration
Social Network; www.urbanexplorers.net/
I used to see a lot of posts on the Something Awful forums but I haven't been on those forums in like 2-3 years and they don't really have a specific section for them. They just sort of pop up on their general forum. That's where I first got the interest in this though.
Good luck! I'm excited for you.
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