Obsidian Urbex Photography
📷 Documentary Of Lost Places & Decay, Urban Explorer, Female Photographer, Blogger
🚷My passion is exploration of abandoned places, through photography. Answering the question "What lies beyond that "No Entry" sign?". This is where you will find me, camera in hand.
🤫I choose not to share location names with my photographs - https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/why-no-addresses/
🙏Please respect this when you interact in comments 🙏
#Photography #Urbex
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🇫🇷 An abandoned French chateau, which sat derelict for decades.
A few years ago the new owners reached out to me to share the fantastic news: they were beginning renovation work.
I believe the renovations are going well. What a fantastic home this will make!
#Abandoned #Chateau #Renovation #France #Photography #Castle #History
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There is something evocative about rows of empty seats inside old abandoned theatres. Inside dusty vacant spaces, the lonely chairs wait facing the stage where the curtain fell decades ago. Almost like they are waiting for the next audience to visit. Endlessly patient.
#Abandoned #LostPlaces #Photography #Forgotten #Chairs #UrbanExploration #Photo
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🌹The Rose House is a once-grand palace in Lebanon.
It is said that its striking pink façade echoes the roses that flourished in the now-disused gardens.
The main living area is typical of historic Lebanese buildings, with high ceilings and an internal triple-arched arcade leading to a balcony. The residence has a long terrace on the seaward side, perfect for basking in the sun and taking in the breathtaking panorama.
#Lebanon #Beirut #Heritage #Photography #Abandoned #Architecture #Travel
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An abandoned French pottery factory. It specialised in producing plaster moulds that were used by ceramics factories elsewhere.
Hundreds of forms remain on timber racks and wooden rail carts. The business collapsed suddenly when the owner allegedly fled with the company funds.
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🤍💙Sanatorium Iveria, an abandoned place in the old spa town of Tskaltubo, Georgia. Alongside the other ruins in the town, it stands as a crumbling reminder of the days when Georgia was part of the USSR.
#Abandoned #Photography #Architecture #History #Stairs #Stairporn
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🏰🇷🇴 The ruins of the infamous Doftana Prison in Romania.
This dark stone fortress once housed inmates during some of the most turbulent periods in Romania’s history.
Today it is a derelict shell, collapsing and melting back into the landscape.
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/military/doftana-prison-romania/
#Abandoned #Romania #Photography #Ruins #Urbex #DarkTourism #Ruins #UrbanExploration
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Dalton Mills, Keighley. A beautiful abandoned Victorian textile mill in West Yorkshire. I had the privilege of exploring and documenting this historical place a few years ago. Sadly, a huge fire destroyed it in 2022.
#Yorkshire #History #Heritage #Abandoned #Photography #Explore #Mill #Industry #Decay
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Seals On 35mm Film: Bombastic side-eye
📷 Zenit-E 🔎 Prinzflex 135mm
🎞️ #AgfaAPX400 35mmDonna Nook, Lincolnshire
#Lincolnshire #FilmPhotography #Seals #Wildlife #Photography #Sideeye #Seal #Cute #FurBaby
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👻 Abandoned theme parks and funfairs from around the world. Does anyone else find these kinds of lost places extra creepy? Even with the bright colours and cheerful characters, these places always low-key give me the heebie-jeebies! Spooky vibes.
#Photography #UrbanExploration #Explore #Travel #ThemePark #Funfair #Rides #Urbex
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An abandoned roadside in Japan, with kitsch retro 1970s style. Abandoned for decades, rotting away atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
#Abandoned #Ruins #Japan #Photography #LostPlace #Haikyo #Retro #Kitsch
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Seals On 35mm Film: Peek-a-boo
📷 Zenit-E 🔎 Prinzflex 135mm
🎞️ #AgfaAPX400 35mmDonna Nook, Lincolnshire
#DonnaNook #FilmPhotography #Seals #WildlifePhotography #Photography #35mmFilm #Seal #Wildlife #Cute
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🎥 New video on my #PeerTube channel!
Exploring a creepy abandoned children's amusement park that closed half a decade ago. South England
Join me on as I explore this spot ➡️ https://lostpod.space/w/boLM1x5p8fJvkLU2FWeb3U
#Abandoned #Video #UrbanExploration #Urbex #Explore #History #England #Shorts #ThemePark #Funfair #Creepy
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The Derby Hippodrome opened in 1914, a 1000-1200-seat venue constructed out of red brick with terracotta dressings. The ceiling would have featured moulded panels and framings with elaborate Baroque plasterwork.
The theatre later became a cinema and finally a bingo hall, ultimately closing in 2007. It stood abandoned for decades before being demolished last year. A sad end to a beautiful building!
#Derby #Abandoned #Baroque #Photography #History #Heritage #Urbex #UrbanExploration
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☠️ Death is the only certainty in life.
It is a concept we often avoid, yet it remains the singular constant for every one of us.
Over the years I have explored and photographed many locations associated with this finality. My visits took me through crematoriums, mortuaries, and chapels of rest. I also frequent old crypts and overgrown graveyards, finding peace and beauty among these resting places.
#Photography #Mementomori #Death #Funeral #Crypt #Graveyard #Cemetery #Gravestone
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Does anyone have any 1990s Monster In My Pocket?
Discovered these at my mom's house, I used to love these as a kid!
Looking to complete my collection, looking to buy the remaining 16 I need. Anyone out there got the beasts I require?
#RetroToys #Nineties #Toys #Collection #Collectibles #Help #Retro #Childhood
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A fascinating collection of vintage microscopes. Some serious steampunk vibes from all that brasswork! Inside an abandoned medical research institute, somewhere in Portugal.
#AbandonedPlaces #Portugal #Steampunk #Photography #Brass #Microscope #Medical
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🚴⌨️🚗🛩️ From bicycles and typewriters to automobiles and aircraft parts. This old powerhouse powered neighbouring factories through the German Democratic Republic and Soviet times before falling into abandonment in the 1990s. This building is a glorious example of early Art Deco industrial design.
#EastGermany #Abandoned #ArtDeco #Photography #Germany #Industrial #Industry #Factory #LostPlaces
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📚You can tell a lot about a person by the books on their bookshelf. Abandoned places, especially houses, are often filled with forgotten books left behind. Each scuffed cover and dog-eared page tell a story, beyond the stories contained within.
On my shelf is an eclectic mix of geology, sci-fi, horror and photography books. What is your favourite book, and how many times have you read it?
#Books #Abandoned #BookCollection #Bookstodon #Photography #AbandonedPlaces
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Mortuary table inside an old chapel of rest, Germany
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This mourning hall was built in the 1890s, and has a Neo-Gothic architectural style. The long corridor is lined with cubicles. Each one is partitioned by metal walls, with a matching metal door.
Inside each is a low stone slab with a stained glass window to provide natural light. In these cubicles, the family and friends could say goodbye to the deceased in private.
#NeoGothic #Death #Macabre #Photography #Abandoned #Gothic #Germany #LostPlaces
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🆕 🧙♂️🏛️ 🇬🇧 New location feature: The Druid’s Temple, England.
Lost in the forests of #Yorkshire, a series of stone pillars form a circle.
This isn't an actual "Druid's Temple", it is an elaborate 19th-century folly.
However, the site is tied to unusual local folklore.
Explore these tales and more history and photos 👇
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/other/druids-temple-yorkshire-england/#DarkTourism #Folly #EnglishHeritage #NorthYorkshire #Temple #Stone #Folklore #Story #Mystery
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🧙♂️🇬🇧 A series of rough-cut stone pillars and massive blocks of millstone grit emerge from a conifer forest in North Yorkshire. While the site appears to be an ancient ritual ground featuring a central altar and standing stones, it is actually a 19th-century folly built to imitate a prehistoric monument. This interesting place is the site of several curious folklore tales and spooky happenings!
Full feature live Saturday at 8 pm (UK)
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🕳️ The Waterloo & Victoria Tunnels, from Edge Hill district down to the Liverpool docklands.
Opened in 1849, they effectively form a single, continuous two-mile subterranean passage. Two distinct names based on their original hauling technology.
The tunnels were closed in 1972 due to the decline of the north docks and transatlantic ship travel, which rendered them redundant.
#EdgeHill #Liverpool #History #Underground #Abandoned #Urbex #UrbanExploration
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❤️🔥Going out in Art Deco style! This 1920s crematorium in Romania has bold geometric design, picked out by black tiles set against white surrounding tiles. The overall design inspired by the Art Deco movement of the time: clean lines, geometric forms, and a sense of grandeur.
More photos -
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/religious/1920s-crematorium-romania/#ArtDeco #Photography #DarkTourism #Romania #Crematorium #Cremation #Abandoned #LostPlaces
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🤠 #Westworld vibes! A surreal piece of Americana in Japan,an abandoned theme park filled with animatronic cowboys.
Built on a dream in the 1970s, the attraction evolved from a horse ranch into a million-visitor attraction. The opening of juggernauts like Tokyo DisneySea and Universal Studios Japan in the mid-2000s signalled the end.
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/western-village-wild-west-theme-park-japan-haikyo/
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Sunset photoshoot at an abandoned junkyard, somewhere on the east coast of the USA. My favourite, this 1970’s Green Mercury Cougar.
#ClassicCars #Junkyard #Rust #ClassicCar #Abandoned #Car #Photography #CarPhotography #WeirdCarMastodon
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Saúde (Church Of Our Lady Of Health), Serpa, Portugal
Inside this Portuguese cemetery lies a Baroque gem. The old chapel had a gold-gilded altar and polychrome tiled walls. A small wooden door leads to a hidden ossuary, a place filled with ornate wooden caskets. The carved boxes containing bones are blanketed in dust. A hauntingly beautiful reflection on mortality.
#DarkTourism #Ossuary #Portugal #Cemetery #Bones #Photography #Funerary
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The Crown Theatre, Eccles : 1899 – 2019
Once, The Crown was called one of the "prettiest in the north."
In the early years the stage hosted Shakespearean dramas and revues. In the 1930s, it was converted into a cinema. By the 1960s it found a new life as a bingo hall.
Closing in the 1980s, it fell into ruins.
Eventually, in 2019, a large fire destroyed it leaving only the facade standing.
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📷 Same location, three perspectives! I wild camped in this abandoned theme park in Japan.
🌄 Arriving late in the day, I captured the sunset behind the Ferris wheel, then enjoyed a beer and relaxed.
🌟 Later, I tried my hand at some astrophotography when the stars came out!
🌞 The next morning I awoke early and photographed the theme park in the early morning sun
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/spirited-theme-park-japan/
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空色医院 (Sky-Blue Clinic), Japan
Sky-Blue Clinic is an abandoned hospital and surgery. Much of the building is locked or collapsed, with bamboo pushing through fallen walls and ceilings
In contrast, the doctor’s offices and surgery remain intact, quiet, and largely untouched. The surgical room was set up for obstetrics. A side room served as a dispensary, lined with bottles and vials.
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🆕 🏛️ 🇩🇪 New location: Mausoleum K, Germany.
Mausoleum K is a grand family tomb that serves as the final resting place for a wealthy German family.
It's an example of late neoclassical funerary architecture, designed as a rotunda.
This undercroft holds the coffins, heavy wooden caskets with metal fittings and carved verses.
Full write-up and gallery live on my website 👇
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Opened in the 1950s, this sprawling facility was once the primary training hub for #BritishAirways, schooling tens of thousands of crew over six decades.
In these decaying 1950s office blocks, theory classes and pre-flight lectures were once held. There is also the pilot training area, which still contains the hollowed-out shells of Boeing 737-400 full-motion flight simulators.
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An abandoned roadside inn that closed down around 10 years ago. Somewhere in Germany.
The front bar had an interesting paint job on the walls; what colour would you call that? Chartreuse? 💚
#Photography #Germany #AbandonedPlaces #Inn #Roadside #LostPlace
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🏰 A huge abandoned "fortress" in the desert, #Jordan
Rising from the sands of the Wadi Rum desert, this fortress is not an ancient ruin but an abandoned TV set. Built for the short-lived gameshow Les Forges du Désert (2001), designed to mimic a historic stronghold. If you know what Crystal Maze is, it was very much like that!
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/other/french-fortress-desert-forges-jordan/
#Fortress #Abandoned #Photography #Desert #WadiRum #AbandonedPlaces #Explore
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📷 A little self-portrait, taking a break from exploring this abandoned school in Japan a few years ago. I always feel more comfortable behind the camera, but it is important to push ourselves out of our comfort zones.
Right, now that's done; time to step back behind the camera again. On with the show!
#Japan #Photography #Haikyo #Ruins #Explore #Photographer #Abandoned #Decay #Adventure #Selfie #SelfPortrait
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🦭First seal transport of 2026! This beautiful girl was safely transported, to continue her journey of rehabilitation. My role today? Seal Uber 🚕
I am proud to be a marine mammal medic with British Divers Marine Life Rescue, nothing compares to working as part of this amazing team. Special shout out to the RSPCA, their expert team working towards her release back to the wild. Heal fast little one 💙
#Wildlife #Volunteer #Charity #Seals #Seal #GreySeals #GreySeal #Animal
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🐘 Does this look like an elephant to you? I can't unsee that now....
Hidden in a Swedish forest is a vast car graveyard, with hundreds of vehicles slowly sinking into the earth. Two brothers opened this scrapyard in the 1950s
The brothers closed the business in the 1980s, leaving a forest full of rusty cars from their once-thriving business.
#Sweden #Story #WeirdCarMastodon #ClassicCar #ClassicCars #Rust #Tree #Photography #Forest #Junkyard
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🏥 The old mortuary at North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire. Demolished 2021.
The morgue is in a separate building, attached to the pathology and hematology labs. Three large mortuary slabs and two dissection tables are overlooked by a shielded viewing area. There are several old-style body storage fridges, as well as larger, more modern “walk-in” varieties.
#Staffordshire #StokeOnTrent #History #Morgue #Mortuary #Spooky #Abandoned #Death #Photography
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🖤🤍 Who likes spooky Gothic graveyards, and/or 35mm #FilmPhotography?
Highgate Cemetery is a Victorian burial site in #London.
Highgate Cemetery is divided into several distinct areas, each with its own unique character. Notable areas include the circular Circle of Lebanon, a circular path lined with cedar trees, and the Egyptian Avenue.
📷 Zenit-E (1970s)
🔎 Mir-1b 37mm
🎞️Kosmo Foto Agent Shadowhttps://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/blog/kosmo-foto-agent-shadow-400-35mm-film-review-photos/
#Graveyard #Highgate #Photography #35mm #BlackAndWhite #Spooky
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Cavern Of Lost Souls, Wales. A narrow opening in this old slate mine has allowed decades of illegal dumping of cars and household appliances. The water is an ominous turquoise, filled with a toxic cocktail of leached chemicals.
#Wales #Abandoned #Photography #Underground #Cavern #Urbex #UrbanExploration
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☠️ The Red Morgue, inside an abandoned hospital somewhere in Hungary
More photos of this space - https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/medical/red-morgue/
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Doftana Prison, Romania. This vast fortress-like penitentiary has housed inmates during some of the most turbulent periods in Romania’s history. Today, it stands derelict and collapsing, a haunting reminder of the terrible conditions offenders were once incarcerated in.
More history and photos from my visit - https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/military/doftana-prison-romania/
#Romania #History #Ruins #Phorography #Doftana #UrbanExploration #Urbex #Explore #Dark #DarkTourism #Prison #Jail
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A disused 1920s crematorium, in Romania. Its design blends classical planning with early modernist and Art Deco influences.
Eastern Orthodox belief, which rejects cremation in favour of burial, shaped funerary customs in early 20th-century Romania. Even today, cremation remains rare in Romania, accounting for less than one percent of funerals.
#Romania #History #Photography #Funeral #Cremation #Mortuary #Morgue #ArtDeco
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🇵🇹 Casa Da C, Portugal. A is an abandoned palatial villa in #Portugal, built in the early 20th Century by a successful businessman.
The ornate stucco ceiling features gold-painted floral motifs. Painted murals decorate the walls, featuring a variety of scenes and landmarks from Brazil.
The most eye-catching part of the room is the bold stripe floor, crafted with wood imported from Brazil.
#Architecture #Creativity #AbandonedHouse #Ornate #Craftsmanship #Art #History #Photography
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An old mourning hall and chapel of rest, in a side room stands a dusty mortuary slab. Somewhere in Germany
#Mortuary #Germany #Funeral #Death #Macabre #Photography #LostPlace #Abandoned
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An abandoned mortuary in Germany. Bodies were stored in the basement, in an orange-tiled room. Bodies were transported by a mechanical gurney system that runs down the center of the stairs. Upstairs there is a chapel of rest, where body viewings would take place, and an attached chapel where services were conducted before burial.
#Mortuary #Funeral #Morgue #Germany #Abandoned #Basement #Spooky #Horror #Photography
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☠️☠️ Double mortuary slabs inside an abandoned medical research facility, somewhere in Portugal.
#Portugal #Abandoned #Medical #Science #Mortuary #Morgue #Macabre #Urbex #UrbanExploration
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Vanishing point. Walkway inside an abandoned hydro plant, somewhere in Italy
#Photography #Urbex #LostPlace #AbandonedPlaces #Walkway #Corridor #Concrete
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♉♋ The Zodiac Room, inside an abandoned mansion in Portugal
On the upper floor of this collapsing house, a spacious white room features a vaulted ceiling. Each ornate rib that traverses the vault carries a different zodiac symbol, sculpted out of moulded plasterwork.
#Photo #Abandoned #Zodiac #Abandoned #Plaster #Craft #Urbex #AbandonedHouse #Portugal
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🍬😈Trick or treat! Do you like #ScaryMovies? What about scary photos? Unveiling my specially curated collection of some of the eeriest, most atmospheric locations I’ve photographed over the past decade. Click, if you dare!
It’s a mix of old favourites and lesser-seen spots, pulled from the vaults to bring chills and thrills this All Hallows Eve 🎃
Full curated collection of 52 creepy lost places - https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/blog/halloween-special-edition-spooky-and-eerie-abandoned-locations-around-the-world/