Photographing derelict sites, by Jonk

Jonk travels around the world in search of derelict sites he likes to photograph. He has just published a book, Goodbye Lenin, featuring places in the former Soviet Union and its satellite countries. He offers us advice and shares some thoughts on the art of photographing decay.

From the series Naturalia (Greenhouse, Belgium) © Jonk
How long have you been photographing derelict sites? 
I started about ten years ago. First, I went around some industrial wastelands around Paris, then I expanded my horizons....

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