Pavel Bendov is a talented architectural photographer and urban explorer who was born and raised in Belarus and currently lives and woks in Manhattan, New York. Continue reading
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The Dreadful Beauty of Abandoned Places
Kieron Connolly’s new book of photographs of more than 100 once-busy and often elegant buildings gives an idea of how the world might look if humankind disappeared.
Rubjerg Knude lighthouse, northern Jutland, Denmark. This lighthouse was built on the top of a cliff in 1900 and ceased operating in 1968. Continue reading
Bad Moon Rising
An incredible moon rise behind the World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York on August 23, 2016. The breath-taking photo was taken by photographer Jennifer Khordi. (Photo by Jennifer Khordi/Caters News Agency) Continue reading
Gritty Cityscapes
Rooftops in the Snow
It’s almost impossible for me to select a favorite piece when looking at paintings by San Francisco painter Jeremy Mann. Continue reading
Manhattan Bridge Under Construction in March 1909
Homes in Unexpected Places
See the homes of 70% of Caracas’ residents
In Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, nearly seventy percent of the population lives in slums that seem to drape over every corner of the city.
Welcome to the world’s largest vertical slum
In the centre of the city is the Torre David, a forty-five story unfinished office tower that was in the midst of construction until the developer died in 1993, and the crash of the Venezuelan economy the following year. About eight years ago, people started moving in to the abandoned construction site, and today it is considered the world’s largest vertical slum. Continue reading