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I am a photographer who has spent years chasing the beauty of the abandoned. I travel across the world with my camera searching for places where silence has replaced life. Empty hotels that once hosted glamorous nights. Theaters that entertained thousands are now swallowed by darkness. Hospitals where hope once lived are now left to crumble.
Every time I step into a forgotten building, I try to imagine its past. Who walked here? What laughter once filled these halls? What dreams were lost when the doors finally closed?
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Photography lets me capture what remains. But it cannot show what has been taken away. So I decided to push beyond what my lens could reveal. I used artificial intelligence to recreate how these places might have looked before they were left behind or how they could appear today had they been given another chance.
Each transformation begins with one of my real photographs. Images collected over years of exploration, sleepless flights, and long journeys to the edges of the world. Then AI becomes a key that unlocks the version of these places that history erased.
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This is not about pretending the decay never existed. It is about remembering what was there before and imagining what still could be. A celebration of forgotten architecture, overlooked stories, and beauty that refuses to die.
These visuals are a bridge. Between what survived and what was lost. Between the world we see and the world we often forget.
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Michelle-Randy Carlson 1 day ago
Can you even imaging having a room like that in your house? #swoon
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Ace 1 day ago (edited)
I quite liked a few of these, actually. This isn't fake AI art, it's a guided re-imagination of faded glories. A few of them really bring the past grandeur of the ruins. Some of them, mostly now toward the bottom of the list with fewer votes, really didn't need this treatment though, and in at least a couple of cases, e.g. the church and the theatre, it's hardly changed anything at all, just brightened it up a bit.
Sarah 1 day ago
Agreed. I looked over all pics abt 3 times. Loved them. Great article
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Doctor Strange 1 day ago
I photographed abandoned places, then used the Plagiarized Information Synthesis System (P.I.S.S.), to wast gallons of water and cause massive ecological damage while supporting uncrupulous billionaires trying to find ways to squeeze even more money into their pockets to add some color to the pictures. There, fixed the title for you.
WindySwede 1 day ago
Hank Green says it's more complicated (water usage). See whole video in my answer below.
Load More Replies... Fat Harry (Oi / You) 2 days ago
Downvoted immediately for AI. AI is a scourge, a plague that needs to be eradicated. Anything using AI for "art" gets an immediate downvote.
WubiDubi 1 day ago
It was more used as a tool than art but yes AI content needs to be purged.
Load More Replies... Ace 1 day ago (edited)
I quite liked a few of these, actually. This isn't fake AI art, it's a guided re-imagination of faded glories. A few of them really bring the past grandeur of the ruins. Some of them, mostly now toward the bottom of the list with fewer votes, really didn't need this treatment though, and in at least a couple of cases, e.g. the church and the theatre, it's hardly changed anything at all, just brightened it up a bit.
Sarah 1 day ago
Agreed. I looked over all pics abt 3 times. Loved them. Great article
Load More Replies... Doctor Strange 1 day ago
I photographed abandoned places, then used the Plagiarized Information Synthesis System (P.I.S.S.), to wast gallons of water and cause massive ecological damage while supporting uncrupulous billionaires trying to find ways to squeeze even more money into their pockets to add some color to the pictures. There, fixed the title for you.
WindySwede 1 day ago
Hank Green says it's more complicated (water usage). See whole video in my answer below.
Load More Replies... Fat Harry (Oi / You) 2 days ago
Downvoted immediately for AI. AI is a scourge, a plague that needs to be eradicated. Anything using AI for "art" gets an immediate downvote.
WubiDubi 1 day ago
It was more used as a tool than art but yes AI content needs to be purged.
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