Urban explorers of abandoned buildings like myself feel it necessary to not identify the exact location of their find.  Protecting the location for further ruin, overall safety, and privacy for the owners property.  These treasurers of decay bring upon respect of the people who were once here, and spent their lives living here.  Finds like these preserve the inner beauty, appreciation of the actual structures, and feelings of despair and lost hope, that is created in my artwork.  The feelings I evoke are strong, as I am connected to these very special places.  Here this photograph drew me and stopped me from raising my camera, as I normally would when creating a moment.  

There is a deep inner connection that goes into these photographs, that cannot be taught, repeated, or in some cases understood.  I have visited many challenging abandoned locations, which includes, patience, determination and the deep passion I have for photography and particular abandoned structures that will soon find their place onto destruction to make way for new.  These unwanted structures or in rare cases protected and preserved, places kept frozen in time, to reflect on progress, or lack of from ignorance.  These buildings are deep felt, I'm fortunate to be a part of this personal project to preserve and continue on their legacy whether gone or taken on another found awakening.  

Undisclosed location. 

Jackie Stevens