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40 Provoking Shots of Urban Decay

May 28th 2010
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by Tom

These 40 superb examples demonstrate how the medium of photography can give life and beautiful to the most distressed and worn out of subjects. In this instance we look at how urban decay is represented through the medium!

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40 Provoking Shots of Urban Decay

When I think of the word ‘urban’ I often visualize decay, graffiti, dirtiness etc… Clearly urban locations can offer much more than these negative connotations, yet the idea of ‘urban decay’ seems permanently attached to conceptions of the ‘urban’.

However, the magic of great photography is that it can take ordinary, or even distress subject matters and expose their hidden beauty and their unique interesting qualities. Towards that end I’ve compiled 40 hugely impressive shots of urban decay, each of which accentuates it’s subject into something beautiful. Enjoy!

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About the Author: Tom is the founder of PSDFAN. He loves writing tutorials, learning more about design and interacting with the community. On a more interesting note he can also play guitar hero drunk with his teeth.

9 Awesome Comments: Leave Your Comment

  1. User GravatarMike 28th May 2010

    Wow, some really stunning shots here. Beautiful in it’s desperation, “i fear for us” is so powerful.

  2. User GravatarOstap 28th May 2010

    Great photos!!

  3. User GravatarDany Vilela 28th May 2010

    Interesting photos but…provoking might be to strong ^^’

  4. User GravatarLaira 28th May 2010

    Nicely captured the real beauty of the urban….simply awesome…thanks…

  5. User GravatarFlyer Printing 29th May 2010

    Hi Tom, these are amazing! For shots that feature urban decay, these are “beautiful” in the way it captures and drives the message across. Apparently, even with the progress and moving forward concepts of urbanization, things do get left behind.

  6. User GravatarSujit Patwardhan 29th May 2010

    Some really great photographs in the selection.

  7. User GravatarSJL Website Design 2nd June 2010

    Wow, some really awesome photography. Captures the feel of urban decay brilliantly!

    Great post.

  8. User Gravatarwebangel78 4th June 2010

    Very good selection. I see my city on one of the photos :)

  9. User GravatarVim 7th June 2010

    Nice post Tom, I find Decaying buildings so depressing and eerie, these images has captured reality of life and the slightest touch to these images such as the graffiti, adds to the urban-ness.

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