Industry & business

Mission to Mars

Built by people, later abandoned and already somewhat decayed: that was really all it took to attract my attention.As far…

Julia Mine in Eygelshoven

I took these photographs of the former Julia mine in Eygelshoven in 1987 and 1988. The mine, in the municipality…

Labo Herzog

When I photographed Labo Herzog, a striking amount was still in its place. A few footprints showed in the dust,…

Zeche E

Der Ruhrpott: steel, coal and industry. Thanks to its vast coal deposits, the Ruhr developed into one of Europe’s best-known…

HFB: Haut Fourneau B

HFB — Haut Fourneau B — was a large steel complex. On our first visit, we were able to spend…

Papierfabrik W

Das alte Papierwerk, Papierfabrik W or simply Paperworks: different names for an abandoned paper mill in Germany. Much of the…

Forge Vulcain – Forge Lunaire

Forge Vulcain and Forge Lunaire are two names for the same former steelworks in France. Among other things, scrap was…

Bureau Central (2013)

Bureau Central was one of those places that remained worth visiting even after years. The old office complex formed part…

Opel Factory

Many people once worked on new cars in this former Opel factory in Belgium. When production moved elsewhere, closure followed,…

Heavy Metal (2013)

Shortly after work at this large steel complex stopped, the first photographs from the factory appeared. In early spring 2013,…

Pinokkio

This old lime kiln was also known among urbex photographers as Lime Factory. When I looked back at my photographs,…