I came across this little book a while ago and was immediately fascinated by it. Dutch Boeing 787 pilot Henk van Rensbergen flies around the globe and in his free time goes out to explore the abandoned places of our world.
During my own travels, I sometimes discovered an abandoned house or even a complete street….I took many pictures, wanting to capture the beautiful decay of these places, wondering what happened, who lived here. When I saw this book I recognized the fascination.
How it started
Henk started exploring in the early 1990s, built the website abandoned places and found out that more people shared his enthusiasm. In 2007 his first book got published. The book I bought is already his 5th. This pocket size book shows his most iconic photos of the past 25 years, including some unpublished material and anecdotes.
Flood & decay
From a floating warship cemetery in France, a forgotten love hotel in Japan to a flooded theme park in New Orleans, Henk searches for the beauty of their desolation and pinpoints the richness of their decay. I love it!
Abandoned places by Henk van Rensbergen, uitgeverij Lannoo, ISBN: 9789401434775
