Japanese dereliction

It's one of my more unusual interests, but i have a fascination with derelict and abandoned buildings - places where rust spreads as rapidly as the invading plants; where nature reclaims what man has deserted. They have a strange beauty.

The best examples are industrial landscapes - the warehouses, factories, docks, railways of the early 20th century. There are some great photo sets on the internet, from the US, UK and a collection i found recently of Japanese Factories, Warehouses and abandoned Theme Parks:

The page is all in Japanese, so i'm not sure where or what a lot of the places are, but the photos are so atmospheric. Make sure to click forward to the next page in each set (the right-most button at the bottom of the page).

I have a similar set of photos on my Flickr pages - a few months back i went exploring some of the derelict warehouses in Liverpool. The area i live in (Merseyside) has so many great places to photograph, but most are being redeveloped. I think it's important to try and capture the buildings before they change, whilst the traces of their past are still obvious.