Ice Cubes

[invisible]

Thanks for taking a look (and for making believe that there's no lens distortion).

 

[LaFoto]

Apart from the fact that your photos are always brilliant, I can't get over the fact that apparently you do find a good MANY abandoned houses that have stayed in the state they were in when the last people left for good for years and years on end. It would never be possible here...!

 

[invisible]

Apart from the fact that your photos are always brilliant, I can't get over the fact that apparently you do find a good MANY abandoned houses that have stayed in the state they were in when the last people left for good for years and years on end. It would never be possible here...!

Thanks for the super-kind words, Corinna! There are two reasons why this is possible here in Manitoba: 1) the houses that I photograph are in the countryside, where there's barely any vandalism; and 2) there's no legislation that forces owners of derelict buildings to fix them or else tear them down. (However, they were trying to pass a provincial bylaw about this issue a year ago or two – not sure what happened with that.)

This particular house is in North Dakota, USA though.

 

[softball29]

To find an abandoned house like that would be wild. Around me, if it's abandoned, it means it's likely been forced to shut down by the health department, or it's so ready to fall apart, it would be risky to go anywhere near it.

 

[invisible]

To find an abandoned house like that would be wild. Around me, if it's abandoned, it means it's likely been forced to shut down by the health department, or it's so ready to fall apart, it would be risky to go anywhere near it.

If you're interested in shooting abandoned houses, I suggest going to the countryside. Rural abandoned properties stay untouched for years... and then they are primed for "discovery" and photography. Takes longer to find them than around you, but it's well worth it!