Photographing abandoned sites tell a story and document the passage of time. They are places that have been forgotten and left behind for nature to take over. It is a meditation. It is quiet and still. You can hear only sounds of your footsteps, water dripping, the wind. You can smell the age, the mold, the moss. You try not to leave footprints. You don’t want to ruin the appearance of desolation. You want to leave the place as you found it. Move nothing, change nothing. There is beauty in these places. There is history. A freezing of time. There is sadness…

Please do not contact me for locations. Many of these locations were accessed with permission. Some required signing a non disclosure. The majority of abandoned buildings have dangerous conditions whether it be rotten floors or asbestos (requiring a respirator). I always let someone know where I am going and never go alone.