Several villages across Greece share the name ‘Plagia’, so it would be good to note that the subject of today’s post is now often referred to as Palia Plagia, or Old Plagia. It lies on a ridge, high enough that one gets good views of the seaside town of Lefkada a couple miles west. From … Continue reading The Ghost Towns of Greece: Plagia
For quite quite some time now, I have tried to schedule a week long photography trip somewhere abroad each year. While on these travels I would sometimes stumble across some abandoned places, but only recently have I begun planning trips mainly focused on urbex. After a bit of research this year I settled on Greece, … Continue reading Welcome to Greece
I featured a particular parochial school in the previous post, and in this follow up I’ll showcase a couple public schools I was able to explore. One of these is pretty well known among the urbex community and I figure it’ll get recognized by those in the know, but I’ll keep them anonymous nonetheless. Detroit … Continue reading Detroit, Part 2
When I recently came across some good info on potential bandos to hit in the Motor City, I picked a balmy weekend and made the trek out to this mecca of American urbex. It had been some years since my last visit, and I was very excited to see how the city had changed and … Continue reading Detroit, Part 1
I used to visit Gary for photography. Like, a lot. Over time, as my horizons broadened and I started traveling further afield for photography, I started going less and less often. Lately, most of the time I’ve spent there is showing visitors around. And each time, I’m reminded just how much there is to see … Continue reading Just the Hits
My Canadian friend Holly was in town last month, and, since had never explored Chicago, we made plans to meet up for a day of shooting. She had also found out about an abandoned, but still accessible, stretch of Route 66. It was shut down to vehicular traffic a few years ago as an adjacent … Continue reading Get Yer Kicks
The far northwest corner of Illinois is its own little ecosystem of despair. Aside from the cutesy tourist town of Galena and the pockets of Chicago exurbs featuring gaudy McMansions, this region feels like a part of the rust belt. A couple months ago, we visited a town in the area which I’ll leave nameless. … Continue reading Driftless
A return to Gary, the struggling steel town about 45 minutes outside Chicago, is always welcome. I spent so much time here when I started in photography that there isn’t much here I haven’t seen, and yet I feel I always come away with some fresh shots. And, as my avocation has become more ambitious … Continue reading Gary, Winter
This is the last post in a series on last month’s trip to Italy. I hope to finish on a high note, with some of what I think were my best photographs from the churches we visited, and likely the trip overall. The first shot is a one off. This church overlooked a steep hillside … Continue reading The Churches of Italy, Part Two
The fourth part in the series on last month’s trip to Italy. Here is an interesting factoid. On last year’s trip around the north, villas were the most common type of abandoned building we saw. Hands down this year, it was churches in the south. One might be able to draw some conclusions about the … Continue reading The Churches of Italy
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