This hotel in central London was cool. I took this photo of the entry way during a visit to this spot. Side note, the city of London was very enjoyable place that I’d recommend to everyone.
Rusty Stairwell
I must be getting old. It seems like I can’t remember photo locations lately. I think this was taken within an abandon WV lunatic asylum, but I’m not sure…. Sad, I know.
Bonaire Squid
Short post for you tonight. I need to get in and out quick….I’ve just got a bunch of work to do. So, I’m sharing a photo I took of this “squid graffiti” in an abandoned resort on the island of Bonaire. Have a great week.
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Grungy Stairs
I really don’t remember the location of this photo. Sometimes the abandoned buildings blur together after a while. We’ll just have to enjoy it for what it is….
By the way…. I’m a sucker for arch ways, stairs and doors in all buildings (active and abandoned buildings)….. Making this photo high on my list.
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Montenegro Tiny Chapel
While we were traveling, MJ and I came upon this tiny chapel in rural Montenegro. She went on a guided tour of a museum while I photographed the exterior and some areas of the village. That’s when I found this neat little church.
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Stamping Plant Stairs
Our epic Detroit Urbex weekend was a great time. I took tons of photos, played tour guide to our group and explored some unique locations. A big part of the fun for me was the time I got to spend with my son. He’s grown into a fine photographer who enjoys trying to outperform me. And sometimes he does. He keeps me sharp and striving to get better.
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Cell #10
Tonight’s post is another photo from our exploration of an abandoned Pennsylvania prison. Blair and I were given this opportunity last October to check out this place from top to bottom. That was a fun day….. Most people want to avoid prison… Blair and I ran towards it.
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Christmas Eve Bando Processing
It was a nice quiet day at home today with the family. We did a few things around the house, had a great meal, built some Legos (holiday tradition at our house) and I processed a bunch of photos from one of our 2017 urban explorations. It was nice to just have a little down time to catch up on some photos. Anyway, I found this image as I was processes these photos. This is a stairwell from an abandoned nursing dormitory.
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Apartheid Museum Stairs
I’m a sucker for architecturally interesting objects…..like this. I just happened to find this spot at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg South Africa. By the way, the museum was interesting and very sad. I liked the curve of the stairs, the railing, shadows, etc…. What do you think?
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Athens Home Front
After exploring the Acropolis and Parthenonas in Athens Greece, I passed this home walking down the street on my way to lunch. The front of the home caught my eye and it resulted in this photo.
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Stairwell
When we explored this abandoned school, I walked up and down these stairs numerous times. It wasn’t until we were about to leave that I actually looked at them. The sun shining in through the windows, the colors of the walls, etc… It was just pretty. Do you agree?
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First United Methodist
I don’t know what it is about doors, but I’m always drawn towards photographing them. These doors are from the First United Methodist Church in Washington PA. The church started in 1784 and moved to this building in 1876. Presidents Andrew Jackson and Ulysses S. Grant both attended services with this church during their time when traveling through the area. Regardless, I like this photo and I hope you do as well.
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Malta Sculpture
Today’s blog post is from Malta. While I was exploring the city of Valletta in Malta, I found this wooden sculpture just inside the walled city. This has to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. This sculpture is one of many that are inside the walled city, which just helps add to the environment. I don’t know who the artist is or the story behind it. Sorry about that. Regardless, this city is an amazing destination. Don’t miss this spot, if you can help it.
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Wooden sculpture
Renaissance Hotel Ceiling
Last spring I went on a photo walk with Blair, Dave and Brad. We explored some portions of downtown Pittsburgh. During that morning, we took over the lobby of the Renaissance Hotel to take pictures from every angle. The hotel staff and manager were great. They let us do our thing without any problems and even took us up to a room to take photos out the hotel windows. I may post a picture from that perspective/location at a future date.
This photo gives you a good look at the glass dome inside the beautiful lobby. Side note, I just processed this photo last night. So this photo sat on my hard drive for months just waiting for me to bring it to life. And now you get to experience it.
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Hotel Glass Dome Ceiling
Baker Hall Stairwell
Here is another photo from our photo walk around Carnegie Mellon University. The stairwell inside Baker Hall is very interesting and made for a great photo. I must have taken photos of this stairwell from 25 different angles. Anyway, I hope you have a great week.
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Former YMCA
Blair and I were given a wonderful opportunity to photograph the inside of the former YWCA. It’s been abandoned for a number of years and will get completely renovated in the next year, as it becomes the home of Tripil (a local non-profit). They plan to renovate and restore most of the building to its original condition. I felt so honored that the agency trusted us and allowed us to photograph this wonderful local treasure. I can’t wait to see the structure after the renovation is complete.
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Carnegie Mellon University
On a recent photo walk with Brad and Dave, we were looking for something unique. Something that hasn’t been photographed a million times. That’s when we decided to photograph CMU. We got access to Baker Hall and I captured this amazing stairwell. The security guard told me that it is the best stairwell on the campus and I think he was right.
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School Is Closed
I took this photo in early 2014 while on a photo walk with Jay Cassidy, Brad Truxell and Dave Truxell. We explored a few places that morning. This is a picture from the main hallway in abandoned Larimer Elementary School.
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Honors College
Last night I got an opportunity to take some photos with Dave and Brad Truxell. We debated about where to meet and ended up settling for the Oakland area of Pittsburgh (since the Pirates had a home game downtown). This area of Pittsburgh is very busy, vibrant and has that “college vibe”…..maybe because the University of Pittsburgh campus and a few other colleges are spread throughout the area. It isn’t the typical college campus. It is more like NYU (college buildings spread around the city).
Anyway, we walked around taking pictures and ended up inside the Cathedral Of Learning. If you don’t know, this is the tallest college/university building in the United States. The public is welcome on the first three levels, which includes the famous Harry Potter like common room and the international classrooms. We’ve taken photos of those areas before, so we went for the elevators to explore the upper floors. We ended up on the 36th floor, which is setup for the Honors College students. There is a nice 2-story suite up here for these students.
Tonight’s photo is of the stairway connected the two floors of the Honors College on the 36th and 37th floors. It is a 5 exposure auto-bracketed HDR image.
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Bell Tower Stairs
These are the stairs in the bell tower of the abandoned St. Peter’s and St. Paul Church in the East Liberty area of Pittsburgh.
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