How I shot an abandoned asylum – An interview with an Urbex Photographer

I found this on the photography pages of The Telegraph,

Urban explorers (Urbex) and their photographs have become extremely popular over the last few years, each post we make about the subject becomes one of our most popular at that time. It is hard to know why such images of desolation and decay are so riveting but they have great currency, at the end of this post I will list our other Urbex posts for you to follow if you wish

Fabiano Parisi talks to Lowenna Waters about photographing crumbling and deserted locations.

Born in Rome in 1977, Fabiano Parisi began photographing abandoned mental asylums as part of his Psychology degree. It triggered a love affair with deserted locations that has taken him to the United States, Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe and Russia. He’s snapped everything from a disused swimming pool in Woodridge, Illinois, to a derelict church in Żeliszów, Poland.

The series, titled ‘Il Mondo Che Non Vedo’ (‘The world I do not see’) has gained Parisi widespread critical acclaim, including winning the Celeste Prize International in 2010, and the Arte Laguna Prize in 2012. He participated in the 54th Venice Biennial, and has been shortlisted for the prestigious Young Master Arts Prize in 2012 and 2014.

Read the full article here

Find our links to other Urbex posts here

https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/30-abandoned-structures-that-evoke-more-than-just-decay/

https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/urbex-talkurbex/

https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/urbex-urban-explorers-with-cameras/

https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2014/12/08/abandoned-america-amazing-photos-of-a-nations-ruins/

https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/the-ruins-of-detroit-by-yves-marchand-romain-meffre/

https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2014/12/05/treasure-trove-of-60-barn-finds-includes-lost-ferrari-250-gt-swb-california-spider/