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Orphans of Time: Photographer travels the world for five years to capture the beauty of decaying places

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How do you feel when you pass a decaying old house? Is it just an ugly ruin or you see something more? Photographer Rebecca Lilith Bathory sees beauty in these objects most people just seem to pass by or even avoid. Sure, they are sad, ruined, chaotic and even scary – but Rebecca finds beauty and art precisely in these things.

In 2012, she stepped into an abandoned school and instantly fell in love with the beauty she found in decay. Five years and over 500 abandoned locations later, she brings a stunning photo series of truly wonderful abandoned locations in her project Orphans of Time.

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Decay Photos From A Town Abandoned 30 Years Ago Near Chernobyl

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I have some amazing news today! We are releasing not one, but two new back-plate packages in our decay archives. Those are not regular packages though. They were taken at Prypjat – a city only 4km away from the nuclear planet of Chernobyl. Sadly, the radiation never quite went away and the city was never re-inhabited. Nature completely took over.

Each package has 30 files: 80 megapixel, 8bit TIFF. gorgeous, right?

Ok, here are the links to get those gorgeous back plates:

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How I Art Directed A CD Cover Shoot Over The Internet

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When Chris Sebastian contacted me about creating cover art for his debut album ‘The Good Old Days‘, I initially wasn’t sure how the scenario would work. Chris was in Sydney, I was in Melbourne, and his photoshoot was happening in Sydney within the week. I admit, I’m a bit of a control freak… In order to create a cohesive composite cover art piece, I normally would shoot every element myself. I need to have control of the light and the perspective to ensure everything fits together.

I asked Chris if I could liase directly with the photographer and art direct the project remotely. I wasn’t sure how the collaboration would work, but I was willing to give it a try.

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The Decay Archives Are Perfect For Large Scale Compositing

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Some of the most popular packages in our Image Manipulation Store are the Decay Archives. It makes sense. Those packages contains over 230 backplates of lost and forgotten places, dilapidated buildings and other such rotten magical locations, which work extremely well for composite work.

We got many questions about bundling those package so we had no choice but to oblige. This resulted in our most complete bundle yet: The Complete Decay Archives Bundle.  It is a comprehensive package which holds everything you need as far as decay goes. (it even includes the newly released 08 and 09 Decay Archives).

As far as details go, this packages is a A Whopping 40 Gb(!) Download (split into digestible sized files) with 290 backgrounds and 60 textures in high res TIFF format files. Best thing, we are selling it at a reduced price of $260 instead of $305 if you bought the different packages separately.

But wait! for the next three days, we will provide an additional 15% off both decay bundles (the complete set and the six pack). just use coupon code 15offdecayYAY on checkout.

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Explore Crumbling Relics Of Time In Intriguing Photo Series Featuring Abandoned New York City

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Chances are, when you think of New York City, you imagine the large crowds of people, bright city lights, and the familiar humming and buzzing sound of big city life. Even in the subway, the city’s underbelly, New York City still pulses with life. You don’t think about all the desolate warehouses, decaying classrooms, or crumbling psychiatric wards that are sporadically speckled around the city’s five boroughs.[Read More…]

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