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written by
David de Rueda
updated 09.11.2020
After exploring the world for his dream photography project, David de Rueda now has a rather disturbing collection of photographs. Here, he shares 20 pictures he took while exploring abandoned urban spaces.
- An abandoned radar station in the mountains of Italy
- A former concert hall in Tallinn, Estonia
- A disused experimental power facility near Moscow, Russia
- An old factory built during, St Petersburg, Russia
- A former hospital in Pripyat, Ukraine
- The waiting room in the remains of the Pripyat hospital, Ukraine
- The city of Pripyat, Ukraine
- Abandoned café in Pripyat, Ukraine
- Old bus station, Pripyat, Ukraine
- Sunrise from the top of Pripyat’s highest building, the Fujiyama
- Inside the cooling tower of a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine
- The famous Ferris wheel, Pripyat, Ukraine
- An abandoned power plant near Budapest, Hungary
- Inside the abandoned power plant near Budapest, Hungary
- A derelict train graveyard, Budapest
- Buzludzha monument in Bulgaria
- The congress room at the Buzludzha monument, Bulgaria
- A long-forgotten wreck of a Douglas DC-3 aircraft, Iceland
- Two relics of the Soviet space race in a huge abandoned warehouse, Kazakhstan
“Nikon challenged me to create and complete my dream photography project, with my own imagination being the only restriction."
"[It] was an opportunity to challenge myself and push my urban exploration photography to another level. For me, the abandoned places of Europe’s recent past were an obvious choice. I see discovering the hidden side of such locations as a kind of modern archaeology that, when coupled with the artistry a photographer can bring, should capture the imaginations of many.”
An abandoned radar station in the mountains of Italy
![#1 Frozen Stars – David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/1-frozen-stars_e1c4d97072.jpeg)
A former concert hall in Tallinn, Estonia
![#2 The Mothership – David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/2-the-mothership_16908b1f1e.jpeg)
A disused experimental power facility near Moscow, Russia
![#3 High Frequency - David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/3-high-frequency_8d8a6c8187.jpeg)
An old factory built during, St Petersburg, Russia
![#4 Suspicious Paths - David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/4-suspicious-paths_20797cc932.jpeg)
![#5 Time Implosion – David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/5-time-implosion_a82adafda1.jpeg)
The waiting room in the remains of the Pripyat hospital, Ukraine
![#6 Eternal Wait – David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/6-eternal-wait_335576eee6.jpeg)
The city of Pripyat, Ukraine
![#7 Lone Bird – David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/7-lone-bird_0f793c630f.jpeg)
Abandoned café in Pripyat, Ukraine
![#8 Pripyat Cafe - David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/8-pripyat-cafe_ee78dcba4c.jpeg)
Old bus station, Pripyat, Ukraine
![#9 The Creator - David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/9-the-creator_0e3758afa6.jpeg)
Sunrise from the top of Pripyat’s highest building, the Fujiyama
![#10 Sun Dust - David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/10-sun-dust_60d8c10866.jpeg)
![#11 Nuclear Fall - David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/11-nuclear-fall_5dd89d891c.jpeg)
The famous Ferris wheel, Pripyat, Ukraine
![#12 Child Dream – David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/12-child-dream_72e49b595f.jpeg)
An abandoned power plant near Budapest, Hungary
![#13 Beyond Time – David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/13-beyond-time_5f72a1d8bf.jpeg)
Inside the abandoned power plant near Budapest, Hungary
![#14 The One – David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/14-the-one_b704dd953e.jpeg)
A derelict train graveyard, Budapest
![#15 Time Capsule – David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/15-time-capsule_fedf2e2de7.jpeg)
Buzludzha monument in Bulgaria
![#17 The Lost Era - David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/17-the-lost-era_175db354fb.jpeg)
The congress room at the Buzludzha monument, Bulgaria
![#16 The Signal - David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/16-the-signal_52d40374e9.jpeg)
A long-forgotten wreck of a Douglas DC-3 aircraft, Iceland
![#19 Night Souls – David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/19-night-souls_34d8696ddb.jpeg)
Two relics of the Soviet space race in a huge abandoned warehouse, Kazakhstan
![#20 Lost in Space – David de Rueda](https://deih43ym53wif.cloudfront.net/20-lost-in-space_ec747f1cb7.jpeg)
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