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Evolution

It’s been fun spending the last few years seeing how this amazing city is changing. Buildings go up, and buildings…

murphyz July 4, 2013

Pye in the sky

I arrived home shortly before midnight last night, and wanted to sit and chill before bed. One way to unwind,…

murphyz March 22, 2013

To Fire Escape

One of the things I’m always amazed at when urbexing is just how much space there is going unused, especially…

murphyz May 1, 2012

That Sinking Feeling

I always enjoy hanging around in the bathrooms of abandoned places. Purely for photographic reasons, of course. Old grimy sinks…

murphyz April 30, 2012

Rooftop Fans

Here we are on Friday once more, but to be honest the days are merging in to each other so…

murphyz April 6, 2012

Caught in the Act

Stood high up on the corner of a building, watching as the city moves quietly below is a great sensation,…

murphyz November 21, 2011

Shard Sunrise

Ladies and Gentlemen – this is my 200th photoblog post on this site. A huge thank you to everyone that…

murphyz October 28, 2011

Canary Wharf Sunrise

On a recent Urbex trip we decided to make the most of the high building we were on and stay…

murphyz October 20, 2011

Fallout

On Friday I visited Orford Ness on a permission tour of an Atomic Weapon Research Establishment arranged by Talk Urbex…

murphyz October 17, 2011

Life After Death

I recently took a trip to a disused gas turbine engine research facility with Shando, Sophos9 and Lovely-Like-Custard. Unfortunately I…

murphyz September 19, 2011

Gherkin – Sunrise

Another day, another sunrise. As mentioned yesterday, I was hoping to be up high on a central London rooftop for…

murphyz August 30, 2011

Shine

It’s good to be back in London, and back in my own bed. Now I have a lot of images…

murphyz August 1, 2011

Entreprises Massarde

The final shot for this week goes back to the gas turbine engine research facility that I visited back in…

murphyz July 29, 2011

A Long Way Up

This shot was taken around 35 flights up on what was a good, but wasted, evening. The problem with Urbex…

murphyz July 25, 2011

At Night I Stand Watching

First up, a big thank you to Mike Olbinski who featured me as a guest blogger yesterday as part of…

murphyz July 19, 2011

Please Dry Your Hands

The image on Friday was one that asked you to wash your hands, and this is the same urbex location…

murphyz July 4, 2011

Please Wash Your Hands

Today’s image is from the same location that the taps were earlier this week. Sat in the corner of the…

murphyz July 1, 2011

Double Tap

This was one of those rare moments where I switched from my 10-20mm and shot with a 50mm prime. I…

murphyz June 28, 2011

Waiting for a Train

Just a quick post today as I’m super busy and running around London which is extremely hot right not; a…

murphyz June 27, 2011

Fire Station

Alright, the first thing I have to do is admit that this is not a fire station; it’s a disused…

murphyz June 24, 2011

By Night, A Killer

Yesterday I introduced you to a serial killer character who will be joining me on many urbex trips in future.…

murphyz June 22, 2011

By Day, A Binman

I would like to introduce you all to a serial killer. He moves from town to town, and works as…

murphyz June 21, 2011

Guy with a Piano

The title of this post refers to the two buildings which feature prominently. The ugly building at the far right…

murphyz June 20, 2011

Come to Bed

I went on an urbex trip away at the start of the year, and when you spend the day driving,…

murphyz June 15, 2011

From St Paul’s to the Shard

Here’s a shot I took a couple of months ago when on one of the rooftop excursions. It’s sometimes hard…

murphyz June 14, 2011

Sunkissed Steps

Going into the weekend I thought I would have plenty of time to prepare a few images for the blog…

murphyz June 13, 2011

Lego Urbexer

It was only a matter of time before I would start creating my own lego minifigures after buying so many…

murphyz June 8, 2011

Wasted Energy

The building you see framed by the London Eye is the Shell building. I’m not sure why they choose to…

murphyz June 1, 2011

Morning Shard

A shot of The Shard in the early morning, with Tower Bridge to the immediate left, and a mist covered…

murphyz May 31, 2011

No Fly Zone

Photography, HDR and Urbex all go hand in hand for me, and they are all very closely linked with my…

murphyz May 25, 2011

Millennium Mills

With this image we say goodbye to the Millennium Mills, for now at least. This shot was taken very early…

murphyz May 12, 2011

Screw It

Time for another black and white shot. As I mentioned yesterday, I really should find out more about locations I…

murphyz May 11, 2011

Tunnel of Love

In contrast to yesterday’s image where there was a lot of space, this one is certainly a lot more cosy.…

murphyz May 10, 2011

Spacious

This week I have a few more images from the mills to share with you before we then head off…

murphyz May 9, 2011

I Dreamt I Was Batman

I was up a few high buildings over the bank holiday weekend, but didn’t seem to take too many shots…

murphyz May 4, 2011

Cloning Status: Complete

One of the many rooms in the mills featured these large metal things. I can’t get too technical about them…because…

murphyz April 28, 2011

Goosey goosey gander

Goosey goosey gander, Whither shall I wander? Upstairs and downstairs And in my lady’s chamber. There I met an old…

murphyz April 27, 2011

Simple Steps

This is the same set of stairs that were shown in my ‘Don’t Take The Stairs‘ image, just from a…

murphyz April 20, 2011

Night Lights

For my final monotone image of the week I’m returning to a partially built building in East London which offers…

murphyz April 15, 2011

Corkscrew

You may have noticed a little pattern in the images being posted this week, and their lack of colour. Hopefully…

murphyz April 13, 2011

Highland Rail

I found it strange that in this little train yard in middle England where there was a small collection of…

murphyz April 8, 2011

Stranger on a Train

This shot was taken using the 50mm prime lens. The distance between where I was stood and the camera was…

murphyz April 6, 2011

The Wheels No Longer Turn

Alright, I admit it – I haven’t got a clue about trains. I have no idea what purpose these white…

murphyz April 5, 2011

It’s A Jungle Out There

We’re going back to Hellingly Asylum for this shot. I was in the room next door to this when I…

murphyz March 30, 2011

Boys vs Girls

It’s not too unusual to find a couple of interesting rooms side by side when out exploring different locations, but…

murphyz March 29, 2011

Extinguishing the Colour

This was the final shot I took at an old train depot a couple of months ago. I had visited…

murphyz March 25, 2011

A Room Without A View

There was something missing with this bare room after I had first processed the image. Perhaps it was the lack…

murphyz March 24, 2011

The Pigeonhole Principle

This is another shot from the tool cutting factory that we visited at the end of Friday, a time where…

murphyz March 23, 2011

Busted and Rusted

The last stop on our urbex tour this weekend was a spot of railway track where a load of old…

murphyz March 22, 2011

The Throne Room

I would hate to see the results of any tests run of the germs in the toilets of these abandoned…

murphyz March 16, 2011
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