Urban Exploration Photography: A Guide to Shooting Abandoned Places

Introduction

The term “urban exploration”—aka UrbEx and UE—sounds like it should be pretty self-explanatory. The term, however, has morphed and mutated from its literal meaning. Today, it represents a community of people who like to explore and photograph man-made structures that have been abandoned or are off-limits to the general public. People have varied definitions, but nine times out of ten, when someone mentions urban exploration, he or she is talking about entering abandoned buildings to take pictures. Other popular activities that fall under the UrbEx definition are draining (exploring drains), craning (climbing cranes), and infiltration (exploring active buildings). My expertise resides with abandoned buildings, so this book caters ...