MATTHEW HAMPSHIRE Self-taught photographer Matthew has travelled across the globe in search of the world’s most beautiful abandoned places. His haunting photographs reflect his passion to translate scenes from his camera into print. Over the last four years, he has visited the Ukraine, Italy, Bulgaria, Belgium, Germany, Austria, France and Luxembourg to uncover the “lost and forgotten”. Inspired by the fantastical world of M.C.Escher, Matthew leaves dark areas to allow our imagination to decide what could be hiding there. His work is printed onto aluminium to add depth and texture. Matthew says: “Whilst looking for places of isolation, I discovered many abandoned places, and was drawn to their beauty and solitude. I could sense the many stories behind them, and I try to capture this in my work – whether it’s a beautiful church that is being reclaimed by nature, a house full of decay and history, or a factory of machines that are now silent.”
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