Urban exploration (often shortened as urbex or UE) is the examination of the normally unseen or off-limits parts of urban areas or industrial facilities.[1] Urban exploration is also commonly referred to as infiltration, although some people consider infiltration to be more closely associated with the exploration of active or inhabited sites. It may also be referred to as "draining" (when exploring drains) "urban spelunking", "urban caving", or "building hacking".
The nature of this activity presents various risks, including both physical danger and the possibility of arrest and punishment. Many, but not all, of the activities associated with urban exploration could be considered trespassing or other violations of local or regional laws, including—but not limited to—invasion of privacy and certain broadly-interpreted anti-terrorism laws.
If you have never seen photos from an urban explorer, then you have no clue what you've been missing out on. Most of these people live by the motto "Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints." They venture into places long lost to society, worn down by years of neglect and often the elements as well.
Yet there's a haunting beauty to these places. Some are mere shells of their former selves, and some are time capsules looking as if the people who once roamed their floors simply left for lunch and never came back. It's almost become an art form to find the perfect abandoned place and capture it on film...or its digital equivalent.
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1 comment:
I've never heard of Urban Exploration. What fun that would be! I loved the photos.
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