11+ of the most beautiful abandoned places and modern nature ruins...

Abandoned Mill from 1866. Sorrento, Italy


Tunnel of Love, Kleven, Ukraine


Swallowed by Nature, Taiwan. Photo by cock_a_doodle_do


Herdman’s Mill. Photo By Martino ~ NL


St Dunstan-in-the-East EC3R. Photo by yorkshire stacked


St Etienne by Jurg Roessen


Ivy Ruins by John Neville Cohen


Buchanan Castle Corridor by Bora Horza


Abandoned railroad in France
When the outside comes inside, the world is inside out. The veil of vegetation creeping over structural collapse leaves bewitching ruins.


Abandoned Stone Cottage, Ireland. Photo by ~LeiraEnkai


Abandoned church in autumn. Photo by *CainPascoe

Nature Conquers All In the End

This is what i'm currently looking at mid way into my Final Major Project which is Nature Ruins. When mankind moves on, nature moves in for the kill. It is nature and the elements of nature that make decay beautiful. In Man vs Nature, nature laughs last.

Mankind maintains a complex relationship with the environment. Basically we see what we want and take it. Then when we are out of money, or it becomes inconvenient to keep it, we toss it away. Mother Nature is ticked. Nature is not a passive victim, but an active force. At the final resting place of this old fire truck, nature moves in for the kill.

When derelict and abandoned things are left to the elements, there are varying states of overgrowth. As nature reclaims objects, it is both beautiful and creepy. You can almost hear the wind whispering “Muhahaha” near these churches as nature strikes back with a wild growth of vengeance.