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Abandoned Places: Abkhazia edition

Hardback

Main Details

Title Abandoned Places: Abkhazia edition
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Henk Van Rensbergen
SeriesAbandoned Places
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 130,Width 195
Category/GenreIndividual photographers
Photographs: collections
ISBN/Barcode 9789401461511
ClassificationsDewey:779.092
Audience
General
Edition Revised edition
Illustrations 50 Illustrations, black and white; 120 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Lannoo Publishers
Imprint Lannoo Publishers
Publication Date 17 July 2019
Publication Country Belgium

Description

"Haunting photographs" - The Wall Street Journal. "Henk van Rensbergen is a hero for urban explorers around the world" - Flanders Today. "As an airline pilot, Belgian-born Henk Van Rensbergen was used to travelling the world. But he found a great way to supersize that passion: hunting for the most wonderful, secret, haunting abandoned places" - CNN. While his crew is resting at the pool, pilot and photographer Henk van Rensbergen explores deserted city palaces, overgrown factories or desolate areas of nature, finding beauty in the decay. This engaging book of photographs, a revised edition with new material, lets us wander through abandoned places, including Abkhazia, a break-away region bordering Georgia and Russia and the newest must-visit for every urban explorer. AUTHOR: Henk Van Rensbergen is the pilot of a Boeing 787 and a pioneering Urban Explorer. For more than 25 years, he has been capturing the most beautiful pictures of desolate and forgotten places. His Abandoned Places picture books (1, 2, 3 and The Photographer's Selection) have been highly successful. SELLING POINTS: . A new selection of the best images from Henk van Rensbergen, an urban explorer pioneer, in a handy format . This revised and expanded edition of his bestselling photo book of unusual places is packed with fascinating new images, including over 50% new material 120 colour, 50 b/w images

Author Biography

Henk Van Rensbergen is the pilot of a Boeing 787 and a pioneering Urban Explorer. For more than 25 years, he has been capturing the most beautiful pictures of desolate and forgotten places. His Abandoned Places picture books (1, 2, 3 and The Photographer's Selection) have been highly successful. A selection of his work can be found on: www.henkvanrensbergen.com.

Reviews

"Haunting photographs" - The Wall Street Journal; "Henk van Rensbergen is a hero for urban explorers around the world" - Flanders Today; "As an airline pilot, Belgian-born Henk Van Rensbergen was used to travelling the world. But he found a great way to supersize that passion: hunting for the most wonderful, secret, haunting abandoned places" - CNN.