What Do You Think To Urban Explorers?

[Sir Topham Hatt]

What do photographers think to Urban Explorers?

Do they give photographers a bad name? Do you explore run down buildings yourself?

I don't have a problem with them so long as the building/area really is unused, is of actual interest, nothing is disturbed and no vandalism is created to gain entry.

Obviously safety is a big aspect too, they can't put anyone at risk.

Thanks

[richardsim7]

I love it and would LOVE to do some urbex, my brother gave me a cool book for Christmas called Beauty In Decay :)

[spenser.d]

I think its pretty cool and am tempted at times to do some myself.

I love it and would LOVE to do some urbex, my brother gave me a cool book for Christmas called Beauty In Decay :)

Just looked the book up on amazon and might have to pick it up.

[crazzy88ss]

I've done it once and wish I could do it more. The area I used to live didn't really have any abandoned buildings.

The area I live now has tons, but I have no free time. Go figure :(

[Argote]

I'd love to do more of it but I'm somewhat afraid of going alone into an abandoned buildings (cuz' there might be violent junkies or something like that and I don't fancy getting mugged).

[remus_lupin]

For whoever saw my recent post in the gallery, I just did this for the first time last weekend and can not wait to do it again.

Great potential.

[PT 13]

They suck, and they are idiots...

Just kidding, some of the best photos I've seen are from Urban Explorers.

I also take some "Urbex" shots and love them all (even though I'm not that good).

I just love the "story" behind the photos., specially when the photos are from abandoned hospitals or "ex-busy" factories.

[Draconian Guppy]

I'd love to do more of it but I'm somewhat afraid of going alone into an abandoned buildings (cuz' there might be violent junkies or something like that and I don't fancy getting mugged).

+1 I'd love to go into some places i've seen, but the odds of getting mugged are 1000% so that's a big no... Plus any building here is probably already been ripped apart by junkies/thieves to get anything interesting besides walls :/

On a random note, My dream would be to take a couple of shots in Chernobyl, just imagining the desolation for miles miles !

[crazzy88ss]

On a random note, My dream would be to take a couple of shots in Chernobyl, just imagining the desolation for miles miles !

Good article w/ great photos: http://villageofjoy.com/chernobyl-today-a-creepy-story-told-in-pictures/

[Draconian Guppy]

^^ Pretty neat, though some HDR'ed to death though. But the whole idea behind it is pretty cool.

[crazzy88ss]

Yea.

I didn't know you could get within 400m of the reactor. That's crazy!

[qdave]

Yea.

I didn't know you could get within 400m of the reactor. That's crazy!

Yeah they opened the whole thing to tourism recently, which is kinda sad :( It would be more fun if it was undisturbed and random epople could sneak in tehre. :p

[Draconian Guppy]

Yeah they opened the whole thing to tourism recently, which is kinda sad :( It would be more fun if it was undisturbed and random epople could sneak in tehre. :p

Yeah, though looting has been reported in the area for a long time now, so I guess Tourism might bring in a little extra security.

[seta-san]

I love it and would LOVE to do some urbex, my brother gave me a cool book for Christmas called Beauty In Decay :)

you forgot the subtitle. "a story of modern detroit"

[HawkMan]

I wish there where places to do it around here. well there are old mine buildings up by the mines but they're closed off.

[crazzy88ss]

you forgot the subtitle. "a story of modern detroit"

lol