Լուսանկարիչ Դեն Մարբեյքսը, ճանապարհորդելով քաղաքից քաղաք, ուսումնասիրում է լքված տները, եկեղեցիները, պետական կառույցները:

 

Առանց թույլատրության տարբեր կառույցներ ներխուժելու համար նրան մոտ 20 անգամ ձերբակալել են:

 

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Most of his photos look like they could be part of any high-budget horror film.

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The Chambre du Commerce in Antwep, Belgium, was erected in 1872 as a reconstruction of a 1531 Stock Exchange. It stopped being used because it didn’t meet safety regulations and it is a HUGE draw for urban explorers.

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No matter how many times he has been threatened or arrested, Dan thinks its all worth it. These haunting photos from an abandoned asylum prove his point.

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Is it the fact that humans have abandoned their dwellings?

Some places are left in the state they were abandoned in. As you can see from this Belgian house, the radio and stuffed pheasant decorations were still placed on the mantle.

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Dan wasnt supposed to be in ANY of these places, but youll be glad he was. Above is an abandoned house in Germany.

Its hard to define what exactly makes these pictures so beautiful.