Images above from 28dayslater
Wild horses in front of Chernobyl, 2005
This one's by me.
For my current uni project I have chosen to research into Urban Exploration, the exploration of abandoned, derelict and unseen places. I've become pretty obsessed with it over the past few weeks and even though it's a relatively underground hobby, I have discovered lots of people in to UE community and some epic images/stories. This places are a photographer/historians dream!
If any of these images take your fancy please visit the first linked site, but I'm warning you, you could waste your whole day looking on there.
The final image is by me, technically I didn't explore any derelict buildings but I did come across some interesting things at the local park, including an old ww2 bunker.
Urban Exploration is a very personal thing, you are seeing a glimpse into the past, feeling the hope of what once was and what it turned into. It is also a very real way of connecting to your town or cities past, which some people will never get to see. Does that make sense, what do you guys think about these images?
