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80 Impressive Examples Of Urban Decay Photography

80 Impressive Examples Of Urban Decay Photography

Urban decay is the process whereby a previously functioning city, or part of a city, falls into disrepair. It’s essentially the art of capturing beautiful photographs of a subject that is inherently not beautiful, and – for those of us who live near a city – it can be an easy form of photography to explore. In today’s showcase, we have collected 80 impressive examples of urban decay photography to encourage you to head out to the derelict parts of town!

institute de chemie

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The stamp factory

urban decay photography

bureau centrale

urban decay photography

spiral of loneliness

urban decay photography

conserved in spiderwebs

urban decay photography

education lost

urban decay photography

the forgotten staircase

urban decay photography

leave this life

urban decay photography

house of pain

urban decay photography

forgotten tragedy

urban decay photography

DETENTION

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the pastors chair

urban decay photography

untouched memories

urban decay photography

red forest

urban decay photography

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Hardcore Chair for a Hardcore Place

urban decay photography

#jailhouse#

urban decay photography

Abandoned Packard Plant

urban decay photography

Denbigh abandoned asylum

urban decay photography

Cane hill abandoned asylum

urban decay photography

Stories Told In The Dark

urban decay photography

MT Psychiatric Center, NY

urban decay photography

MT Psychiatric Center, NY

urban decay photography

Eternal staircase

urban decay photography

Opel Olympia

urban decay photography

the last drops are dried

urban decay photography

the old winery

urban decay photography

residence of oblivion

urban decay photography

craving for saviour

urban decay photography

crematory

urban decay photography

hotel of decay

urban decay photography

HK2009 – 12

urban decay photography

Down the well

urban decay photography

Cinema Theater Varia

urban decay photography

Tyersall House

urban decay photography

Tyersall House 

urban decay photography

Towards The Doorway

urban decay photography

the final curtain

urban decay photography

st curvy pano

urban decay photography

Cane hill abandoned asylum

urban decay photography

Lonely beams

urban decay photography

Cane hill abandoned asylum

urban decay photography

Gravity Confusion Anonymous

urban decay photography

the intruder

urban decay photography

Piano

urban decay photography

R00M

urban decay photography

Hallway

urban decay photography

Abandoned church, Detroit

urban decay photography

Sink

urban decay photography

Sweet Dreams

urban decay photography

Chatillon (Grand Cimetière)

urban decay photography

66 Imperial 66

urban decay photography

Urban Decay: American Auto

urban decay photography

detroit waltz

urban decay photography

CPS Library

urban decay photography

Shutter Penitentiary (prison)

urban decay photography

House of Horror

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urban decay photography

Maltings ‘S’.."Elegance Unravelling"

urban decay photography

Detroit book depository

urban decay photography

Leaving the jail.

urban decay photography

Villa Maggiordomo

urban decay photography

the UFO house in Sanjhih

urban decay photography

Red Alligator

urban decay photography

Trains

urban decay photography

Urban Decay

urban decay photography

That Train Don’t Stop Here Any More

urban decay photography

Urban decay

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Abandoned Houses

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Urban Decay

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Aubes perpétuelles

urban decay photography

 

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Urban Exploration

urban decay photography

 

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Other Resouces

Here is a collection of links to resources and tutorials elsewhere that can help you get started with this type of photography:


Share Your Images!

I’d love to see a few examples of your own urban decay photography, so feel free to share your insight and experience in the comments. Just post a link to your photo either on your own website, Flickr, or anywhere else!

Prakash Ghodke is PrakashG on Themeforest
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Discussion 19 Comments

  1. Truly compelling and divine photos!

  2. nigel says:

    Urban decay is one of my favorite subjects in photography. Good collection!

  3. Dave Beach says:

    Fantastic post with some wonderful photos!

    One of my own urban decay photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/br1nd/4902891679/

  4. Great shots. Nice to see abandoned buildings without half-naked models in them….though that’s nice too. :)

    Here’s mine from Paterson, NJ. I can’t imagine growing up in this environment:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/arclightimages/2536917255/

  5. Dorotka says:

    Not bad baby, not bad :-) ) I miss more people and more optimistic look, but pics are really great anyway and decay is not really optimistic. It reminds me walks in old town of bratislava when I was younger taking also “urban decay” pics. I have them in photoalbum for years…

  6. Fabio says:

    MY FAVOURITE THEME! LOVE THIS KIND OF PICTURES SO GOOD FOR HDR PP! GREAT!

  7. Ryan says:

    These photos are all so eerie, but at the same time, I see a ton of opportunity for rebirth.

  8. Wow, what an amazing collection. Thank you for putting the time into making this gallery of examples. Very inspiring. You sit there and wonder what those places were like in their prime. Thumbs up on this!

  9. Viveca Koh says:

    Thanks for including no less than FIVE of my urbex photos – I’m honoured to be here with such an impressive collection of work – and some of those locations are to die for!

  10. Ewan says:

    these beautiful photos. Does anyone know what effect has been using in the first few photos?

  11. Armin says:

    Oh I love these beautiful images, and I know, there’s a long way to go for me, ’till my pics will look as good as these ones. But anyway, I’ve started to practice:

    http://augenblicke.armin-andres.com/2011/klotografie/
    http://www.skaghk.com/cms/index.php/album/kunst/259-klotografie

  12. Adam Shul says:

    Wonderful collection, it was nice to have a technical detail about how those images was taken and/or good tutorial about how to develop a good inner HDR scene like this.

    Thank you

  13. Ab says:

    Great pictures! They all have kind of like the same image treatment applied to them, it would be nice if you did a tutorial about, that image processing style.

  14. ozlem says:

    a wonderful collection .. technical details are pretty …
    photography is really impressive ..

  15. Greg says:

    A very nice collection!

    Check my Flickr for some abandoned locations in the former East-Germany: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrej

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