Just Thought I'd Share...
One of my favorite hobbies is Urban Exploration (aka: Urbex, UE). For those of you who aren’t familiar with UE, basically it entails discovering and entering the abandoned, unseen or off-limits places in our cities and towns. I mainly focus on abandonments…houses, schools, factories, etc.
Of course this little hobby of mine goes hand in hand with photography, I love capturing these derelict spaces. I’ve never posted any of the results on RB as they really don’t fit in the style with the rest of my portfolio and mainly I do it jut for fun, not with a goal to create commercially viable photographs. But, I thought why not post some of the pictures in my journal, maybe some of you out there will enjoy them!
Here are a few shots from the ruins of an old used furniture store being reclaimed by nature:
Next is an abandoned citrus factory, one of my favorite discoveries.
Be sure to check out the dates on the papers in these next few images, incredible!
Ok, that’s a lot of photos for one journal, so I’ll leave it off here. Perhaps I’ll post another journal with more locations in the future :) Hope you enjoyed your glimpse into my little hobby.
Virginia McGowan
love these, fantastic makes me feel like all nostalgic, we used to used those fruit boxes for cupboards once before we had money…to buy proper ones
Rebecca Cruz replied
Thanks, ginny! I love those old fruit boxes, I was so tempted to take one as a souvenir, but I just can’t justify removing anything from these places. One, I think that if everyone said “Oh, I’ll take just this one thing” there would soon be nothing left and Two, the hobby is dubious enough, flirting with trespassing, I certainly don’t need a theft charge added! haha :)
Michael Beers
Thank you for sharing with interesting.
Michael Beers
I wanted thanks for sharing with us they are interesting.
Michael Beers
I still did not get it right but you understand
Michael Beers
Hard to type with a busy 2 year old in your lap. LOL
Rebecca Cruz replied
LOL, Oh I know the feeling VERY well, I have a 2 yr old also…he’s run me ragged today :) Glad you enjoyed the pics, Michael!
Basia McAuley
What fascinating photos! I would love to explore such old & rundown buildings, great work & thanks for sharing!
Rebecca Cruz replied
Thank you, Basia! I really love doing it, such fun and so many fascinating things most don’t see.
MKWhite
Tremendous find :) You are a lot braver than I am. I see No Trespassing and I stand at the sign and take photos from there LOL Love the documents too, very cool find and photos :)
Rebecca Cruz replied
Glad you enjoyed these, Michael! I’m much braver when I have someone with me…on my own it’s all a bit sketchy :)
Adriana Glackin
Wow, they’re pretty amazing photos Rebecca! And who knew I was also into “Urbex”? I love that kind of thing!
Rebecca Cruz replied
Thank you, Adriana! I didn’t know I was into “Urbex” until recently either! haha. I always loved this type of thing, but only found out recently that it had a name and even online groups focusing on it!
Adriana Glackin
OMG – online groups??!!! What will they think of next?? I just want to know what we all did before the net…I suppose we spent much more time out and about scouting sites such as the recent one you’ve photographed! ; )
ChristyKeiser
I just joined your group and loved these pics! I have always wanted to go exploring the abandoned places too, but nobody I know will go with me and I’m to afraid to do it myself! I went for a drive one time and took pictures without even getting out of the car!