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Large open furnace vessel beside an empty aisle beneath walkways.

Heavy Metal…

Behind the photo

2013:Although the title of my fourth blog may put people on the wrong track, it is time for Heavy Metal…Because…

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…

Long row of round wire machines on narrow steel legs.

Rusty and Dusty

Industry & business

Rusty and Dusty was a former steel wire factory. When I photographed it, work had been stopped for years, and…

Long row of green control panels with gauges along a window wall.

Alienworks

Industry & business

Alienworks is the name under which I photographed this former power station. It belonged to a larger industrial complex whose…

Black-and-white view just above sleepers, with blurred foreground and a steel bridge arch.

The Ghost Bridge

Transport

This railway bridge was heavily used by industry for many years. By the time I visited, it had already been…

Long rows of open concrete working pits beneath crane beams.

Usine LR

Industry & business

When I visited Usine LR, much of the halls was already empty. The former work had gone, but the building…

Joystick control panel before a window overlooking the blast furnace.

HFB: Haut Fourneau B

Industry & business

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

Black-and-white view of an abandoned factory hall with steel beams, pipes and debris along the floor.

Heavy Metal (2013)

Industry & business

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