Over the course of time, once bustling and important locations are becoming relics of the past, illustrating the inevitable transition between eras. Photographer Simon Yeung travels around the UK preventing signs of the past from being buried in oblivion. "Photographing abandoned places is my passion and in all honesty has become an obsession. I do a lot of travelling to go to these places," the artist told Sputnik.
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| 0 | Edit | Delete Ok then. Now that there are pictures without any information about what we are looking at, is the object to depress viewers or create some examples to stimulate transcendance? Hmmm. Reply 
| 0 | Edit | Delete with appropriate title , the fallen crown, a house abandoned to itself Reply 
| 0 | Edit | Delete The photos are awesome. Yep, nice to know what they used to be and a specific, where.
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