by Pascal C. Photography
When Al Gore supposedly invented the internet (or so, he claims….), he had no idea of the impact it would have on the Urbex community.
Nowadays, mainly because of the advent of the world wide web, the modes of Urbex information transmission have been turned upside down.
For better, and for worse. Continue reading “Urbex and the World Wide Web”
A while ago, I discussed my new fondness for minimalist exploration (see here).
For most of my outings, I have now replaced my DSLR with a (very) high end Huawei P20pro telephone, with Leica lens.
Except, I didn’t.
Nowadays, I am once again carrying around a cumbersome bag…this time, with my Photography Pro drone in it.
Back to square one then ? Not really…
If you’ve been following this blog for a while now, you know that when it comes to Urbexing, discretion is key.
In fact, unless you fancy a criminal record, trespassing and infiltration are activities that require the outmost discretion.
With that in mind, whatever mode of transportation you choose for an Urbex, do not be conspicuous. Thus rule number one (mostly aimed at the Kardashian family I imagine): don’t use a helicopter or a Ferrari.
I know I don’t.
Is there a particularly conducive time of the year for Urbexing around ? Are there “Urbex prone seasons” ? Personally, and to paraphrase John Ruskin, I consider “there is no such thing as bad Urbex weather, only different kinds of good Urbex weather.”
As bizarre as this may sound, in most places, there is some protection (albeit limited) for Urbexers if they get injured while in the act.
Hence, site owners can typically be liable to trespassers “if they willfully injured a person” or, and this is important, “knew or should have known about the presence of frequent trespassers and kept their site in unsafe condition“.
In order to limit their civil responsibility then, abandoned building proprietors will sometimes use the service of private security guards to keep Urbexers (a.k.a potential liability) at bay.
Continue reading “Legal Aid III : Security Guards”
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