Abandoned buildings have fascinated me for as long as I can remember. On family trips from Colorado to California, I would always stare in wonder at the assortment of fallen down, forgotten wooden structures we would drive past in the mountains. Tales of forgotten ghost towns and lost treasures just fanned the flame of exploration that I was born with.
It wasn't until 2013 that I really embraced my spirit for exploring abandoned places. Up until that time, I had contented myself to reading about abandoned places and watching the occasional adventure TV show that would feature such a place. It wasn't until a late night talk with one of my best friends that I discovered the incredible hobby known as urban exploration, and I jumped in with both feet.
Being a passionate and professional photographer and videographer, I decided to combine my love of exploring with my love of being behind a camera. My purpose of going to abandoned places is twofold. Firstly, so that I can experience and see the location for myself and secondly, to document these places in high quality so as to preserve their memory and history for generations to come.
Through my Uncharted Sights blog, I hope to show you locations in a new light. I will thoroughly research each location I post to provide the most in depth and accurate history of the place that I can. I will also post a series of my own high quality photos of each location for you to enjoy and experience for yourself. I will also include historic photos if I can find them, as well as links to other websites with excellent articles on the location as well.
Thank you for joining with me on my journey to explore and document the forgotten places that hide in our world.
Publishing with America Through Time
ReplyDeleteDear Sir/Madam,
In the spring of this year we sent a small brochure announcing our publishing services. We are a full-service traditional book publishing house. We are not a vanity press, nor do we ask authors or history societies for any money. We publish in the traditional manner to the US and international book trade and pay royalties.
We are trying to add titles to our America Through Time color series, but we also publish quite widely with local, regional, and nation works on history, mainly in color and soft cover. Also, we publish books that cover such topics as military bases, airfields, naval stations, etc., to make great local books. Please remember that although we are searching for America Through Time books, we are interested in considering any local or regional book. Lastly, we can publish in hardcover and also specialize in color.
Also, I am most interested in picture books on abandoned sites/states as well as other urbex ideas, rail, ship, local history, transport, paranormal and military sites. For example, we are publishing an exciting series of abandoned states/themes in this genre with over thirty+ books commissioned since January 2018. Indeed, our authors were interviewed on television:
https://fox17.com/news/ferrier-files/ferrier-files-a-dangerous-game-abandoned-building-photography
http://www.wbrc.com/video/2018/09/21/absolutely-alabama-abandoned-beauty/
https://video.wnpt.org/video/tennessee-crossroads-3220-htuqvs/?fbclid=IwAR0J4e2-JPDQtGgnxrgHxEfed5W291ad7ZbJMHXNtlSs6wrcDsRtcZ_HMiQ
Tennessee Crossroads 3220 | Tennessee Crossroads
video.wnpt.org
Jay Farrell Photography, Varallo's Restaurant, Shelby Forest General Store, TWIN
https://gritdaily.com/joanna-kalafatis/?fbclid=IwAR0vWJJgUPz4aWnAVa_V3AvelYs2PvPSYMIdNdzRGT_WM7HAZ0Gt8385HZ8
Also, national news in the UK: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6201007/Atmospheric-photos-desolate-buildings-Birminghams-industrial-past.html
If you have any topics which you wish to have published and which may suit one of our formats, we would be very happy to discuss with you. Please email back, or if you wish to call, please speak to Kena Longabaugh at (843) 203 3432 or cellphone on 775 790 5094.
Kind regards,
Jay Slater,
Acquisitions,
America Through Time series