Yes, I am well aware it's now the middle of February and 2019 is but a fleeting memory to most. But I have never been accused of being punctual, whether it be in posting photos or just in general.

2019 was a damn good exploring year for me, certainly better than the previous year. I set a goal for myself to get out and explore at least once a month. A goal I met, although sometimes only just.

I started the year off by finally crossing one big local spot off my bucket list. Other than that most of my explores were out of town. One trip to Detroit netted over 20 locations, albeit not all of them very good, over a long weekend with essexexplorer and mookster.
Several trips with katharsys took us to Nevada, California, Ontario, Quebec, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

At the beginning of the year I finally started shooting manual. It's been a fun and at times irritating process learning the ins and outs of my camera. But I feel as though I am starting to get the hang of it and have gotten some shots this year I would not have been able to get shooting auto.

I have tried to keep this to roughly one shot per location. Some of you will recognize many of these places, while others I have never seen anyone post before. Enjoy and please feel free to let me know what you think!






I still feel you
Beneath my skin
I am tempted
To throw my senses in










Just let your fears go
You might find that you're not lost










I Got Ninety-Eight Problems










It was an early morning yesterday
I was up before the dawn










Long Chonk










Forget the peace inside
You've given way to the gods of destruction










Burn out the day
Burn out the night










"Great success!!"










Slam Dunk










A Motor City Icon










G's Up










By Hook or By Crook










The stage it smells, tells, hell's bells










Going Off The Deep End










"Damn son, where'd ya find this?"










Always been hip to the b-ball style










The Wild Wild West










And in the hard light of an angry sun
No one remembers what was said or done









I met her in a beauty salon










Fly Boys & Loose Women










You Lift My Spirit










Graybacks










"Mark it zero, dude."










And come on in, sit right down
No, you're not the first to show










Soon there will be nothing at all
Until the concrete angel falls










Freshly Waxed










Those who wish to be
Must put aside the alienation










Blood Loss










"I think I've got the black lung, Pop."










Training Night










Mine Cart Madness










Circle of Life










Obtain The Grain










Treasures From The Attic










Like boots or hearts, oh, when they start
They really fall apart










Like a surgeon
Cuttin' for the very first time










Holy Roller










Day's dawning
Skin's crawling










Final Showing










The stars are not aligned
Or the gods are malign










Listen and wait for the echo of angels who won't return










War Films










So would you be my ghost tonight
I will bring you back to life










Moldtel










And I always fill my ballroom
The event is never small








And that's a wrap. To those that made it this far, thank you! I hope to get some full sets up on here sometime soon. Cheers!

Hell yeah! All great locations! Lots of iconic pa and NJ places. Great.

solid year yet again!

Great curation of shots to represent each location.

With the first 2 pics you had me captivated. Absolutely loved your review. I cant even imagine seeing all these amazing places. Beautiful photography SS. Worth the wait for sure

I mean better be late then not be there nice pic tho

This is absolutely phenomenal man. It was nice to get to hang around two of my favorite cities with ya. Definitely looking forward to getting together this year as well.

Totally awesome. I still can't get over that multiple operating room light array, it's so unique.

Good year man!

Cool that you came in my part of the globe!

Im late too in posting my year review too, will probably wont even do it so props to you!

Posted by randomesquephoto Hell yeah! All great locations! Lots of iconic pa and NJ places. Great.

Thanks! I got to Summit JUST in time. They literally stated demo days after we went. I was saddened to see it in such a vandalized state, but not terribly surprised.

Post by Freaktography solid year yet again! Great curation of shots to represent each location.

Thanks a bunch!!

Post by MisUnderstood! With the first 2 pics you had me captivated. Absolutely loved your review. I cant even imagine seeing all these amazing places. Beautiful photography SS. Worth the wait for sure

Thank you so much for the kinds words and I am glad it was worth the wait. I really do need to try and post here a bit more regularly.

Post by EsseXploreR This is absolutely phenomenal man. It was nice to get to hang around two of my favorite cities with ya. Definitely looking forward to getting together this year as well.

Always a blast with you guys!! Both of those trips were very fun and very different from one another as well. Can't wait for the next adventure bud!

Post by mookster Totally awesome. I still can't get over that multiple operating room light array, it's so unique.

Thanks bud! Seeing that room, and the entire hospital, with no idea of what it looked like inside is definitely in my top 5 all time urbex moments.

Post by ClementRSedona Good year man! Cool that you came in my part of the globe! Im late too in posting my year review too, will probably wont even do it so props to you!

Thanks dude! I was up in your area over the summer for a music festival and did a bit of exploring while there. I will actually be back up there in a few weeks! Hoping for better luck this time, as we really only did the church back on July.

I hope you do get your year in review up, nothing wrong with being fashionably late.

Great shit. You really managed to cover some ground this year.