Category: Urban Exploration

Photographer documents abandoned places in Fukushima in this devastating photo series

Dunja Djudjic

The very thought of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster can bring tears to your eyes. It’s been more than six years since this event, and consequences still remain visible. Many photographers have tried to explore this place and document the aftermath of the terrible accident. Very few of them have succeeded, and one of them is Rebecca […]

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From losing your gear to losing your life – how much would you risk for a shot?

Dunja Djudjic

Recent stories of climbing the skyscrapers and dangling from them for the sake of a shot got me thinking. It’s been a while since we published these stories, and the question of safety during the shoot is still stuck in my head. I’d really love to hear your opinion on this topic, as well as […]

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This urban explorer illegally climbs skyscrapers and bridges to take photos

Dunja Djudjic

How far would you go to take the perfect shot? Would you climb the tallest buildings around the world to take photos? The 19-year-old German photographer Andrej Ciesielski does exactly this. Other than being unsafe, this is also illegal, so he puts a lot to risk to take the breathtaking cityscapes. But is it worth it? […]

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30 years later: Exploring Pripyat in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and shooting only with iPhone

Chris Feichtner

I originally announced my plans to visit the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on my private Facebook account. My friends know me and thus the reactions were anywhere from “you’re nuts” to “HaHa”. Maybe because I posted it on April, 1st? Anyway, before I could visit the zone, I had to agree to a number of behavioral […]

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15 photos of abandoned bedrooms show their dusty remains

Roman Robroek

The bedroom is one of the most personal spaces in a house, hotel or any other kind of building. It’s a place where my imagination can go wild. When I stand in an abandoned bedroom I’d like to think ‘what happened here?’. People used to sleep here, been intimate with each other, had discussions and […]

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Decay Photos From A Town Abandoned 30 Years Ago Near Chernobyl

Udi Tirosh

I have some amazing news today! We are releasing not one, but two new back-plate packages in our decay archives. Those are not regular packages though. They were taken at Prypjat – a city only 4km away from the nuclear planet of Chernobyl. Sadly, the radiation never quite went away and the city was never […]

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Local Landmark Shipwreck in California Burnt Out for Instagram Photo

John Aldred

Perched on a sand bank in Tomales Bay, CA, the ship nicknamed the “S.S. Point Reyes” has sat for a great number of years, left to rot and decay naturally.  The exact number of years it’s been there is something of a local secret, adding to the mystery of the wreck, which has been a significant […]

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