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- Simon Yeung spent the last six months traveling the world to photograph abandoned places.
- These pictures provide glimpses into locations people don’t usually get to see.
- His photographs have garnered over 14,000 followers on Instagram.
Abandoned places are eerie and enticing, but many of us wouldn’t venture in to see them for ourselves. Thanks to Simon Yeung, however, we can peek inside some of the world’s most stunning abandoned spots.
The photographer has been traveling the globe capturing hauntingly beautiful abandoned locations, garnering him over 14,000 followers on Instagram.
Keep scrolling to see why.
Yeung was a photographer focused on architecture and landscapes.
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Many of his early photos on Instagram are of those two things — that is, before he discovered his passion for abandoned places.
But he always liked doing things that aren’t mainstream.
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Yeung told INSIDER that he got started exploring abandoned locations when he visited his sister in Paris. “I was Googling off-the-beaten-track things to do there, and one of the things that came up was the abandoned railway line that goes around all of Paris,” he said.
Photographing abandoned places started as a hobby, but quickly turned into an all-consuming obsession.
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“I can only describe it as pure escapism and I consider myself fortunate to have seen so many incredible places,” he said.
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