Abandoned churches, prisons, asylums in the American Rust Belt are the stars of the photo book “States of Decay.”
Abandoned churches, prisons, asylums in the American Rust Belt are the stars of the photo book “States of Decay.”
Top of the grand stairwell, Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital, 2008 Though insane asylums, prisons, and hospitals wouldn't necessarily be the first places that
Abandoned Greenhouse; Huron, Ohio I see not only the present state of what I’m photographing but also what once existed in the past and how it has developed through time. Now just shadows of the past, these buildings sit unused, unappreciated and possibly unexplored for years. They are filled with forgotten stories of life, love and loss. Even though filled with decay; I still find beauty in these abandoned spaces.
The indoor pool at Grossinger's, which opened in 1958. Elizabeth Taylor attended the pool's opening, and Florence Chadwick - the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions - took the first dip in it. From Ross Padluck's excellent \
More of the indoor pool at Grossinger's. The tiled floor was heated, the entire structure air conditioned. Above, beautiful mid-century \
Top of the grand stairwell, Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital, 2008 Though insane asylums, prisons, and hospitals wouldn't necessarily be the first places that
Not long ago, an old matchbook laying on photographer Pablo Iglesias Maurer's desk caught his eye. Or rather, it was the postcard-like picture on it, of a resort complex built in the 1960s. It got Pablo wondering how the then-famous landmark looked now, and the answer has led him to make an amazing photo series called Abandoned States.
A residential building at a Poconos resort sits in disrepair. On the back of the postcard: \
Not long ago, an old matchbook laying on photographer Pablo Iglesias Maurer's desk caught his eye. Or rather, it was the postcard-like picture on it, of a resort complex built in the 1960s. It got Pablo wondering how the then-famous landmark looked now, and the answer has led him to make an amazing photo series called Abandoned States.
I found this house north of Palmyra, Missouri in Marion County. A couple of quick shots since people were driving by on the gravel road and there was purple paint on posts. Not sure how far spread the Purple Paint law is, but here it means that it is worse than No Trespasing. Sorry to give two choices.
