Abandoned Places: Abkhazia edition
(Hardback, Revised edition)
Publishing Details
Abandoned Places: Abkhazia edition
By (Author) Henk Van Rensbergen
Lannoo Publishers
Lannoo Publishers
17th July 2019
Revised edition
Belgium
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
779.092
Physical Properties
Hardback
160
Width 195mm, Height 130mm
385g
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
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.
Author Bio
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.
