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Urbex

Hall with wooden stairs, a marble column, red armchair and fireplace

Manoir Von Duchess

Homes & accommodation

The last residents of Manoir Von Duchess had left a long time before. Even so, the country house was still…

Old dentist’s chair and equipment beside a large window.

Le Dentiste

Health & care

An abandoned dental practice with a beautiful wooden staircase. Someone had once made an energetic start on a renovation, while…

Sofa and armchairs among rubble beneath a badly damaged ceiling

Château Congo

Homes & accommodation

This abandoned castle was somewhere in the Belgian Ardennes. During my visit it was in such a poor condition that…

Stone balustrade beside stained-glass windows in the chapel

Kent School in Waldniel-Hostert

Health & care

Kent School had several other functions before its time as a British school. The complex was built in the early…

Workbenches along curved and hexagonal greenhouse panels

Mission to Mars

Industry & business

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

Table and chairs beside a red sofa in a room with red walls

Dr. Pepito

Homes & accommodation

In spring 2013 I went for a consultation with Dr. Pepito. He was supposed to know about the urbex virus,…

View through double doors into a sitting room beneath a damaged translucent roof

Maison Pierre

Homes & accommodation

The many photographs online showed that Maison Pierre was already a well-known urbex location. The little Belgian house lay hidden…

Empty cinema auditorium with red semicircular wall panels and a screen at the end.

Cinema le Roi

Education, culture & leisure

This small cinema in France had been empty for some time when I photographed it. What remained still clearly showed…

Preserved animal head with open mouth in a rectangular glass container.

Horror Labs

Education, culture & leisure

Horror Labs was a former veterinary school. The nickname came from jars of preserved animal specimens left in a dark…

Laid wooden dining table before a glass display cabinet.

Villa Hector

Homes & accommodation

Villa Hector was one of those places that eventually attracted, figuratively speaking, busloads of visitors. Almost nothing remained in its…

Grave with ornate wrought-iron railing among old stone monuments.

Cimetière des Paix

Religion & remembrance

Abandonment is not only visible in houses and factories. Cemeteries in economically struggling regions show signs of decay too.When relatives…

Control room with timber wall cladding and long panels of gauges and switches.

Julia Mine in Eygelshoven

Industry & business

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