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Urban exploration and photography posted by country and type of building/ place.
Post pictures of anything that has been modified from its original state, wether it be intentional, by nature, or accident.
Photographically deconstructing the urban environment. Underground tunnels, derelict industrial sites and urban ruins.
Photo gallery with contributed images.
Photographs of old, broken, rusty things. Group began for vehicles but has grown to include anything.
Photos which show the building acquiring a new character. Shots that are just straight documentary records of simple unoccupied spaces are not appropriate for this group.
Places and things which have been abandoned.
This group is about abandoned buildings in various areas. Note: website listed for this group redirects to a spam site but the Flickr link is good.
Photography group to share photos of abandoned places.
Sharing photos which show the interesting aspects of abandoned places, buildings and things.
Pictures of anything abandoned, mainly buildings. Rough, ransacked, dirty, torn-down, and messy.
Anything old, neglected, abandoned, falling apart, or rusting.
Photos of abandonment on a larger scale - abandoned factories, recreational facilities, stores, train stations.
Rusted objects and places. Anything derelict, with a good coat of rust.
Snap a picture of an old building, house, farm or other structure, tag it with the location, and post it to this group. We may not be able to rebuild them, but we can remember them.
Any kind of buildings (outside/ inside): abandoned, derelict, uninhabited, empty, unoccupied, tumbledown, broken-down, ramshackle, run-down, ruined.
For images of peeling, weathered paint.
A particular style or fashion of a building, especially one that is typical of a period of history or of a particular place.
This group is more specifically aimed at urban exploration photography as an art form using light and or available elements in an artistic fashion.
Beautiful things that are tattered, cracked, rusted, bruised, broken, burned, or busted in any way.
This group is intended to contain images that show decay in an aesthetic way.
Beauty in decaying buildings and their accessories.
Anything so far beyond decay you know it isn't coming back.
Photos of houses, factories, buildings that are about to be burned or torn down.
Demolition of old buildings and construction of new places.
Pictures of damaged items and places.
Group to share photographs from decayed places which still have some beauty.
Anything decaying: urban, rural, industrial, or natural. Photos from around the world.
A collection of decaying urban wall textures, spontaneous guerilla art, fragments of political dissent and abstruse messages.
Photos of buildings or significant structures, now demolished or removed since originally photographed.
Photos of light at the scene of an abandoned building or place.
A group to share photos of all things old, rusty and derelict.
Post your photos of dilapidated buildings (residential or commercial).
Post all your images of dilapidated places. Anything fallen into a state of disrepair, neglect, decay or partial ruin.
About the pleasure to be found in decay, the inevitable passage of the pretentious and the grandiose.
For those who explore inside abandoned and semi-abandoned buildings. Just taking pictures from outside isn't enough.
Photos of abandoned houses, buildings and ruins.
Sharing photos of old, condemned homes and buildings.
A group for photographers who have found themselves being forbidden to take photos of some thing or place.
Things forgotten, if only for a minute, or an endless period of time.
Not just abandoned, this group is for things that seem to simply have been forgotten: old cemeteries, rusty cars, swingsets. Non-living things only. These are the things you know will still be there, unattended, if you drive by 10 years from now.
People, places or things which have been abandoned, forgotten or ignored.
Anything that no longer exists: a place, a building, a treasured object, or even a pet. Mainly photos of buildings in the group.
This is a group exclusively for HDR photographs featuring decay.
Group to post photos of favourite historical places.
Photographs of historical and/ or mysterious places of the world.
Photos of old buildings, structures that look like they have a story behind them. Please add details such as location and the kind of structure it is.
Pictures of places you're not supposed to go.
Photos of scrap, jetsom and flotsom, whatever you call piles of junk that can be recycled back into art.
Houses and other buildings that have one thing in common, they lean.
Photos of urban decay, does not include things that can be restored.
Photographs of standing stones, historical monuments (such as castles), and the landscape they exist within.
Dust storms and clouds, dust bunnies, drifts of dust and tornadoes for example.
Things forgotten or just left to the elements.
A group for those taking pictures in places that have Do Not Enter or No Trespassing signs.
Things which are preferably old, not used anymore or used for a totally different purpose.
Old and abandoned buildings, industrial places, burned out places. Some may be creepy looking but anything which has been pretty much forgotten and left to decay.
Buildings and other things that are old, weathered and forgotten.
A group for old buildings, barns, shacks, abandoned homes, and any other old falling down structures.
Old buildings, houses, streets, markets, national monuments, bridges or even a building in ruins.
This group is about viewing a rundown factory, shed, or farm house as beautiful and not an eyesore.
Old buildings bridges or landmarks. Share the history in pictures of any historic place you may have been.
A group for people who love old towns and cities. Old buildings, streets, bridges, fragments of cities more than a hundred years of age.
Ancient and old architecture city views, around the world.
By stone we mean rock shaped by humans. By old we mean at least 100 years, but something like 1000 years would be more appropriate.
Structures of all kinds. Mostly abandoned or still in limited use.
Antiques, collectibles, old bits and pieces, old cars and bikes.
Decaying wood; buildings, fence posts, at various stages in the aging process.
Group to share photos of peeling and patched walls.
Photos taken in prohibited locations. Infiltrating industrial plants, military installations, concerts, train and metro stations.
A group for pictures of abandoned prisons, fortresses and deserted islands.
Objective of this group is to shoot abandoned buildings anywhere on Earth.
Urban exploration: buildings and sites with posted signs telling you not to go there. (No Trespassing, Restricted Access.)
Photos of building and structures ruined by the passage of time.
Group to showcase photos of derelict places, rust in ruins.
Photos of the items covered with or consisting of rust, or rusted.
Rusting, crusting, rotting, decomposing and just plain falling apart.
Pictures taken in strange places, places pictures should not be taken.
Anything old, that old rusted car in your back yard, the old abandoned house down the street, that rustic looking boat that has been sitting on blocks for years at your local marina, just about anything you find in your parents or grandparents attic.
Post pictures of anything that has been abandoned. Buildings, junk on the side of the road, and the like.
Old destroyed objects, abandoned places, houses, factories.
Photos of anything that is rusted and weathered.
Pictures of the unconscious aesthetical creations resulting from the destruction of man-made structures.
This group is for shots taken in areas where most people don't often venture (not necessarily breaking trespassing laws). The spin of this group should be somewhat journalistic, so as to show a viewer an off-limits area.
A group dedicated to any photography Interior or exterior that concerns urban exploring.
A group about places that you are not supposed to notice.
Show off your best abandoned urban relic finds.
Rundown buildings, neighborhoods and all things within.
All closed systems will eventually break down and chaos will ensue.
Photos and stories about abandoned paper mills, condemned hospitals, decaying barns.
Photos of architectural details and ephemera: bits of carving and molding, doors and windows, peeling paint, rusty metal, old brickwork, decaying wood, graffiti, signs, murals, urban art, billboards. No photos with people in them.
Places in the heart of populated places that are forgotten, or hard to reach.
Going into abandoned buildings, storm drains, tunnels, anywhere man made that is not meant for most people to see.
Dedicated to urbex or urban exploration.
A group to help compile photos of things that we photographed that vanished afterwards so they can always be remembered.
This group is for all of those beautiful, old things which are disappearing from our world: old buildings, wonderful old walls, old mechanical devices like typewriters and parking meters. If you can't preserve it physically, preserve it photographically. No sunsets.
For photographs of anything shabby, weathered and worn.
Images of wood that's been weathered. Whether by wind, sun, water, or a combination. The grayer, the rougher, the better. Buildings, pier pilings, driftwood, you get the picture.
This group is dedicated to creative and artsy photos of oxidation and the wonders it creates.
Abandoned, disintegrated, beyond repair, rusty. Photo sharing group.
Places, situations where you have been told not to take pictures. Examples are military, government or scientific establishments of any kind, hospitals, churches.
CARF's photo weblog. Places forgotten by society.
Online galleries from Kim J. Köster.
Abandoned buildings, rooms in varying states of decay. Collection of photos from various sources.
Photographs from Kwolas Forest. Also has an account on Flickr.
Fine art photography of abandoned structures.
Brett Patman's unique photos of abandoned and neglected buildings.
Collection by Jamie Bauer Grady.
A forum to share images of abandoned things and places.
Curated collection of haunted, mysterious and abandoned places.
All photos taken by The Urban Infiltration Brothers.
Photos of scrap, jetsom and flotsom, whatever you call piles of junk that can be recycled back into art.
Curated collection of haunted, mysterious and abandoned places.
A collection of decaying urban wall textures, spontaneous guerilla art, fragments of political dissent and abstruse messages.
Abandoned buildings, rooms in varying states of decay. Collection of photos from various sources.
Urban exploration and photography posted by country and type of building/ place.
All photos taken by The Urban Infiltration Brothers.
Abandoned, disintegrated, beyond repair, rusty. Photo sharing group.
Photographically deconstructing the urban environment. Underground tunnels, derelict industrial sites and urban ruins.
Collection by Jamie Bauer Grady.
A forum to share images of abandoned things and places.
Fine art photography of abandoned structures.
Photographs from Kwolas Forest. Also has an account on Flickr.
Brett Patman's unique photos of abandoned and neglected buildings.
Photo gallery with contributed images.
Anything that no longer exists: a place, a building, a treasured object, or even a pet. Mainly photos of buildings in the group.
Photographs of historical and/ or mysterious places of the world.
Post pictures of anything that has been modified from its original state, wether it be intentional, by nature, or accident.
A group for pictures of abandoned prisons, fortresses and deserted islands.
Things forgotten or just left to the elements.
A group for people who love old towns and cities. Old buildings, streets, bridges, fragments of cities more than a hundred years of age.
A group dedicated to any photography Interior or exterior that concerns urban exploring.
Photography group to share photos of abandoned places.
Decaying wood; buildings, fence posts, at various stages in the aging process.
Antiques, collectibles, old bits and pieces, old cars and bikes.
Group to showcase photos of derelict places, rust in ruins.
Post all your images of dilapidated places. Anything fallen into a state of disrepair, neglect, decay or partial ruin.
Ancient and old architecture city views, around the world.
A group about places that you are not supposed to notice.
For photographs of anything shabby, weathered and worn.
This group is about abandoned buildings in various areas. Note: website listed for this group redirects to a spam site but the Flickr link is good.
Objective of this group is to shoot abandoned buildings anywhere on Earth.
A group to help compile photos of things that we photographed that vanished afterwards so they can always be remembered.
Group to share photographs from decayed places which still have some beauty.
This group is about viewing a rundown factory, shed, or farm house as beautiful and not an eyesore.
Photos of abandonment on a larger scale - abandoned factories, recreational facilities, stores, train stations.
Old buildings bridges or landmarks. Share the history in pictures of any historic place you may have been.
Old and abandoned buildings, industrial places, burned out places. Some may be creepy looking but anything which has been pretty much forgotten and left to decay.
Photos and stories about abandoned paper mills, condemned hospitals, decaying barns.
Pictures of damaged items and places.
Photos of architectural details and ephemera: bits of carving and molding, doors and windows, peeling paint, rusty metal, old brickwork, decaying wood, graffiti, signs, murals, urban art, billboards. No photos with people in them.
CARF's photo weblog. Places forgotten by society.
This is a group exclusively for HDR photographs featuring decay.
Beautiful things that are tattered, cracked, rusted, bruised, broken, burned, or busted in any way.
Rusted objects and places. Anything derelict, with a good coat of rust.
Anything decaying: urban, rural, industrial, or natural. Photos from around the world.
Photos taken in prohibited locations. Infiltrating industrial plants, military installations, concerts, train and metro stations.
Houses and other buildings that have one thing in common, they lean.
Photos of abandoned houses, buildings and ruins.
A group for old buildings, barns, shacks, abandoned homes, and any other old falling down structures.
Photographs of old, broken, rusty things. Group began for vehicles but has grown to include anything.
Demolition of old buildings and construction of new places.
Anything so far beyond decay you know it isn't coming back.
About the pleasure to be found in decay, the inevitable passage of the pretentious and the grandiose.
All closed systems will eventually break down and chaos will ensue.
This group is for shots taken in areas where most people don't often venture (not necessarily breaking trespassing laws). The spin of this group should be somewhat journalistic, so as to show a viewer an off-limits area.
Things which are preferably old, not used anymore or used for a totally different purpose.
Pictures taken in strange places, places pictures should not be taken.
This group is more specifically aimed at urban exploration photography as an art form using light and or available elements in an artistic fashion.
A group for photographers who have found themselves being forbidden to take photos of some thing or place.
Dust storms and clouds, dust bunnies, drifts of dust and tornadoes for example.
Pictures of places you're not supposed to go.
Photos of old buildings, structures that look like they have a story behind them. Please add details such as location and the kind of structure it is.
This group is intended to contain images that show decay in an aesthetic way.
Photos which show the building acquiring a new character. Shots that are just straight documentary records of simple unoccupied spaces are not appropriate for this group.
Show off your best abandoned urban relic finds.
A group for those taking pictures in places that have Do Not Enter or No Trespassing signs.
Online galleries from Kim J. Köster.
Photos of houses, factories, buildings that are about to be burned or torn down.
Places in the heart of populated places that are forgotten, or hard to reach.
For those who explore inside abandoned and semi-abandoned buildings. Just taking pictures from outside isn't enough.
Beauty in decaying buildings and their accessories.
Going into abandoned buildings, storm drains, tunnels, anywhere man made that is not meant for most people to see.
Old buildings, houses, streets, markets, national monuments, bridges or even a building in ruins.
Old destroyed objects, abandoned places, houses, factories.
Photos of light at the scene of an abandoned building or place.
Dedicated to urbex or urban exploration.
Photos of anything that is rusted and weathered.
Group to share photos of peeling and patched walls.
By stone we mean rock shaped by humans. By old we mean at least 100 years, but something like 1000 years would be more appropriate.
Buildings and other things that are old, weathered and forgotten.
People, places or things which have been abandoned, forgotten or ignored.
Sharing photos of old, condemned homes and buildings.
Not just abandoned, this group is for things that seem to simply have been forgotten: old cemeteries, rusty cars, swingsets. Non-living things only. These are the things you know will still be there, unattended, if you drive by 10 years from now.
Images of wood that's been weathered. Whether by wind, sun, water, or a combination. The grayer, the rougher, the better. Buildings, pier pilings, driftwood, you get the picture.
Pictures of the unconscious aesthetical creations resulting from the destruction of man-made structures.
This group is dedicated to creative and artsy photos of oxidation and the wonders it creates.
Photos of building and structures ruined by the passage of time.
Sharing photos which show the interesting aspects of abandoned places, buildings and things.
Photographs of standing stones, historical monuments (such as castles), and the landscape they exist within.
Things forgotten, if only for a minute, or an endless period of time.
Post pictures of anything that has been abandoned. Buildings, junk on the side of the road, and the like.
Photos of the items covered with or consisting of rust, or rusted.
Places, situations where you have been told not to take pictures. Examples are military, government or scientific establishments of any kind, hospitals, churches.
Rundown buildings, neighborhoods and all things within.
A particular style or fashion of a building, especially one that is typical of a period of history or of a particular place.
Group to post photos of favourite historical places.
Pictures of anything abandoned, mainly buildings. Rough, ransacked, dirty, torn-down, and messy.
Anything old, neglected, abandoned, falling apart, or rusting.
Places and things which have been abandoned.
This group is for all of those beautiful, old things which are disappearing from our world: old buildings, wonderful old walls, old mechanical devices like typewriters and parking meters. If you can't preserve it physically, preserve it photographically. No sunsets.
Rusting, crusting, rotting, decomposing and just plain falling apart.
Anything old, that old rusted car in your back yard, the old abandoned house down the street, that rustic looking boat that has been sitting on blocks for years at your local marina, just about anything you find in your parents or grandparents attic.
A group to share photos of all things old, rusty and derelict.
For images of peeling, weathered paint.
Post your photos of dilapidated buildings (residential or commercial).
Snap a picture of an old building, house, farm or other structure, tag it with the location, and post it to this group. We may not be able to rebuild them, but we can remember them.
Urban exploration: buildings and sites with posted signs telling you not to go there. (No Trespassing, Restricted Access.)
Photos of buildings or significant structures, now demolished or removed since originally photographed.
Any kind of buildings (outside/ inside): abandoned, derelict, uninhabited, empty, unoccupied, tumbledown, broken-down, ramshackle, run-down, ruined.
Photos of urban decay, does not include things that can be restored.
Structures of all kinds. Mostly abandoned or still in limited use.
