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Wide view of the upper floor and steel roof trusses.

Bureau Central (2015)

Industry & business

It had been a few years since my first visit to this large office building beside a steelworks in northern…

Large open furnace vessel beside an empty aisle beneath walkways.

Heavy Metal (2015)

Industry & business

After my first visit to Heavy Metal, I wanted to return. In 2013, I had only been able to photograph…

Close-up of organ keyboards and white stop tabs facing the church interior.

Monastery Mont G

Religion & remembrance

This former monastery had been on my list for a long time. On a drizzly day, I finally photographed the…

Black operating table beneath two lights before double doors.

Sick Hospital

Health & care

Sick Hospital had only been empty for a short time when I photographed it. Some facilities were still present, and…

Broad control desk with gauges and switches beside red window frames.

EVS Flight School

Defence & civil protection

Young pilots were trained at this former military training site. The name EVS Flight School refers to that role.Training included…

Narrow landing with metal railings leading to a green door.

Prison 11

Defence & civil protection

Prison 11 sounded like a prison, but it was a nickname for part of a former barracks complex. The name…

Row of dish antennas on concrete bases beside a grassy field.

E.T. – No Phone Home

Industry & business

E.T. — No Phone Home is a nickname for this series of radio antennas and dishes. Some installations appeared disused,…

Rusting tank with gun pointing right and loose track hanging at the front.

Lost Tanks

Defence & civil protection

These abandoned tanks had served as targets on a military training ground. Afterwards, they slowly became part of a greener…

Row of green-and-yellow locomotives on an outdoor track beneath cloudy sky.

Remise Monceau

Transport

When I visited Remise Monceau, a former Belgian railway workshop, I was too late to find the trains still inside.…

Old yellow-and-red railcar with graffiti inside the railway shed.

Gare de Montzen

Transport

I visited this former railway complex twice. The first time was in January 2011. Several rail vehicles were still inside…

Wide view of a damaged bedroom with a bed and wardrobe

Maison Le Grand George

Homes & accommodation

Maison Le Grand George was already a well-visited location when we arrived. Many photographers had visited the abandoned Flemish cottage.…

Castle ruin beyond a pond in a snow-covered garden

Return of the King

Homes & accommodation

Deep in the woods stood this abandoned castle. Around the turn of the millennium, a devastating fire had struck it.…