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I Photograph Abandoned Buildings During My Travels Across Europe
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I Photograph Abandoned Buildings During My Travels Across Europe

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As far as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by abandoned places, so there’s no surprise that after a few childhood urban explorations, I decided to take a camera with me to bring back memories of my trips.

I started giving more and more importance to the place I was shooting to get the satisfaction of perfectly capturing the spirit of the abandoned homes I was visiting. It has been nearly three years now that I travel around Europe to find and capture these beautiful houses and amazing locations. From communist relics in Bulgaria or Hungary to the incredible haunted houses and palaces in Italy passing by the tremendous factories and power plants in France or Belgium, I try to grasp the esthetic beauty that emerges from the chaos of urban decay.

I love when nature takes over human constructions which creates a unique and unreal atmosphere. It puts in perspective our presence on earth and reminds us that we are only passers-by. For me, it’s like traveling in time. Every room in these cool photos is special and has its own history.

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graceinrainbows avatar
GraceInRainbows
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing pictures! and you still can imagine how beautiful those places were!

saskgayle avatar
saskgayle
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This lost grandeur makes me curious to know how beautiful these spaces once were.

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AliJar-Night
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are gorgeous!! I can only imagine the beauty these places possessed in their day..its sad some of them couldn't be renovated

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Iliyin
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A bed with grass... I could take a nap there! awesome pictures!!

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BiancaLYSondaix
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

C'est super !!! Je suis curieuse de savoir où se trouvent certains de ces lieux...

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gabiru
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fabulous! I'm also fascinated by abandoned places and would love to know the story behind each and every one of these pictures!

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MonikaMorgan
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would be nice to know where these places are. Sad to see that they have been discarded.

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Eddie77
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These images are like an old woman who despite years retains something of the beauty of your youth!

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FionaCaccese
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is amazing and mysterious. I could look at pictures like these all day. And wonder.

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FredMower
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fantastic views, and well photographed. Seems an awful waste of some really beautiful buildings though.

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KerryOuellet
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really love these photos, but I'm left dying to know the stories behind the pictures. Can you share the histories of the photos???

veillonromain avatar
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And The best to keep these extraordinaries places safe and not vandalized is not giving too much informations on them :(

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Angelia Herring
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess most of your abandoned villa's and castles are in Europe. Do you just happen upon these and enter at your own risk? I have always loved architecture and it hurts to see these beautiful buildings in ruin! I wish I had tons of money to save those that can be saved. I can't believe there aren't salvage companies just drooling over these many treasures.

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TamenaySheikh
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Niki Feijen take a look at his word it really good and i is very similar to yours, i think he's been to the same places too http://www.nikifeijen.com/artworks number 11 in the slide is just like your first image.

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TamenaySheikh
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

looking through these images and they look a lot like those taken by Niki Feijen check him out http://www.nikifeijen.com/gallery

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EmilieLewis
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful photos. Do you by any chance know Aurelien Villette?

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AlisonMarsh
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

please say a bit more about your amazing photos - it would be great to have a little bit of their stories to put them in context. Superb photos!

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SophieBranches
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen your work before ! It's really nice to see this photographs, we get curious ! Please add a caption eheh Amazing work, well done!

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TonyM
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Abandoned houses are like old lonely people - someone loved them when they were young and beautyfull, and now no one cares anymore...

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RoryComiskey
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

….amazing pics, evokes the question "if these walls could talk"…….the textures are incredible too

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CleomeThursday
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where were you... Romania??? Lost grandeur after the fall of Ceausescu ? Looks like after WWIII beautiful pics :-)

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FORelements
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely amazing. Spooky but beautiful. Whimsical. No words needed, just look at the pictures...

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DebbieAshmon
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't like being critical however as I see it, these unique abandon buildings had more to offer than you took advantage of.

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VytautasMiliukas
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are amazing. I'd love to see all of those places. Just seeing the photos send so much emotion and a certain message to mankind.

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CarolineGagne
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

really cool pic :)be nice to have a little explanation with each of them ...where is it, what happen ??? stuff like that

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GraceInRainbows
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing pictures! and you still can imagine how beautiful those places were!

saskgayle avatar
saskgayle
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This lost grandeur makes me curious to know how beautiful these spaces once were.

aladinej avatar
AliJar-Night
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are gorgeous!! I can only imagine the beauty these places possessed in their day..its sad some of them couldn't be renovated

lilimazlum avatar
Iliyin
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A bed with grass... I could take a nap there! awesome pictures!!

bianca_lysondaix avatar
BiancaLYSondaix
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

C'est super !!! Je suis curieuse de savoir où se trouvent certains de ces lieux...

gabiru avatar
gabiru
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fabulous! I'm also fascinated by abandoned places and would love to know the story behind each and every one of these pictures!

monika_morgan_14 avatar
MonikaMorgan
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would be nice to know where these places are. Sad to see that they have been discarded.

Eddie77 avatar
Eddie77
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These images are like an old woman who despite years retains something of the beauty of your youth!

fiona_caccese avatar
FionaCaccese
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is amazing and mysterious. I could look at pictures like these all day. And wonder.

54c7ad0d78a72 avatar
FredMower
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fantastic views, and well photographed. Seems an awful waste of some really beautiful buildings though.

kerryouellet avatar
KerryOuellet
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really love these photos, but I'm left dying to know the stories behind the pictures. Can you share the histories of the photos???

veillonromain avatar
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And The best to keep these extraordinaries places safe and not vandalized is not giving too much informations on them :(

Load More Replies...
angeliaherring avatar
Angelia Herring
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess most of your abandoned villa's and castles are in Europe. Do you just happen upon these and enter at your own risk? I have always loved architecture and it hurts to see these beautiful buildings in ruin! I wish I had tons of money to save those that can be saved. I can't believe there aren't salvage companies just drooling over these many treasures.

tamenaysheikh avatar
TamenaySheikh
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Niki Feijen take a look at his word it really good and i is very similar to yours, i think he's been to the same places too http://www.nikifeijen.com/artworks number 11 in the slide is just like your first image.

tamenaysheikh avatar
TamenaySheikh
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

looking through these images and they look a lot like those taken by Niki Feijen check him out http://www.nikifeijen.com/gallery

emilie_akert avatar
EmilieLewis
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful photos. Do you by any chance know Aurelien Villette?

Alison_Marsh avatar
AlisonMarsh
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

please say a bit more about your amazing photos - it would be great to have a little bit of their stories to put them in context. Superb photos!

Sofiaramos13 avatar
SophieBranches
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen your work before ! It's really nice to see this photographs, we get curious ! Please add a caption eheh Amazing work, well done!

tonym avatar
TonyM
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Abandoned houses are like old lonely people - someone loved them when they were young and beautyfull, and now no one cares anymore...

rory_comiskey avatar
RoryComiskey
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

….amazing pics, evokes the question "if these walls could talk"…….the textures are incredible too

cleome.thursday avatar
CleomeThursday
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where were you... Romania??? Lost grandeur after the fall of Ceausescu ? Looks like after WWIII beautiful pics :-)

FORelements avatar
FORelements
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely amazing. Spooky but beautiful. Whimsical. No words needed, just look at the pictures...

WildFlower1954 avatar
DebbieAshmon
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't like being critical however as I see it, these unique abandon buildings had more to offer than you took advantage of.

vytautas_miliukas_9 avatar
VytautasMiliukas
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are amazing. I'd love to see all of those places. Just seeing the photos send so much emotion and a certain message to mankind.

caroline_gagne_927 avatar
CarolineGagne
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

really cool pic :)be nice to have a little explanation with each of them ...where is it, what happen ??? stuff like that

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