Goodbye 2023 – Photo Highlights From This Years Adventures

An amazing year exploring England, Scotland & Wales

An amazing year exploring England, Scotland & Wales

• There have been lots of day trips and adventures across the length and breadth of Great Britain
• I was able to cross two things off my bucket list: a massive abandoned shopping mall and a 1950s American-style diner. I had always assumed I would require another USA trip for these kinds of places
• I mooched around several wonderful car graveyards
• I added many more derelict churches and chapels to my mounting collection of ecclesiastical photos
• Another lucky year re-trying older locations, successfully visiting some classic locations. Patience is essential in this hobby and is often rewarded

Three trips to Ireland (Northern Ireland and Republic Of Ireland)

One planned trip quickly turned into three trips to Ireland, I just couldn’t get enough of the Emerald Isle

• Photographed an iron lung, hurrah
• I visited several quaint cottages, time-capsule schools, enormous hospitals, and eerie asylums
• Camping during an extreme weather warning
• I made friends with some sweet, cuddly donkeys

First tour of Poland

After waiting (perhaps a little too long), I finally explored lost places in Poland

• Posed for a selfie with a giant abandoned strawberry (a roadside decoration for an old farm)
• I sat inside an amphibious armoured personnel carrier, curiously tucked away in some farm buildings
• I finally saw some breath-taking Polish palaces, and they did not disappoint
• A lovely day driving in the snowy mountains, visiting an adorable abandoned school, and an interesting laboratory

Heading Back To The Baltics!

I was thrilled to have an amazingly successful Back To The Baltics Tour (Latvia & Lithuania)

• Underground adventures in three Soviet-era nuclear bunkers
• I explored old schools and institutes filled with beautiful murals and curious relics
• I wandered the corridors and theatres of cultural houses
• Wild camping in Baltic forests and on lakeshores—all with a fractured rib!

Loving Lost Places In Lebanon

My trip to Lebanon, a beautiful country filled with some of the kindest people I have ever met

• Months of research tracking down locations paid off, and I was lucky enough to photograph many stunning palaces and residences. It always feels so good when hard work pays off!
• Several steam train graveyards, enjoying the wonderful sun while snapping these rusting machines
• Driving all over Lebanon, enjoying the changing scenery from coast to mountains (and everything in between)

A stop-over in Cyprus

A quick stopover in Cyprus on the way home from Lebanon.

• I finally got to walk the streets of Varosha
• I “enjoyed” an adrenaline-filled pre-dawn adventure in the Buffer Zone
• A church, old cars, and some colourful amusement parks. Enough to happily fill the two days

Frolicking in the South Of France

A brief trip to the south of France, towards the end of summer

• A delightful mix of abandoned houses and grand forgotten chateaus; standard fare for a south of France trip, of course
• A couple of abandoned spas, ranging from small ruins to a once-grand complex with many treatment rooms

Long weekend in Germany

A last-minute, long weekend trip to Germany to visit a particularly beautiful 9-pin bowling alley (Kegelbahn). Sometimes something is so pretty, I just have to see it 🙂

Obsidian’s Obscura is a zine showcasing an eclectic range of images, highlights from my photographic adventures. Through these pages, I will explore and experiment with a new way to share my own unique view of the world. There will be a heavy focus on my film photography journey, as well as presenting themed portfolios and other standalone projects.

Obsidian’s Obscura is available as a limited-edition print run, numbered and signed. A celebration of the ephemeral nature of this publication.