The auditorium inside the abandoned Holley High School in Holley, NY. Urban explorers have been known to superstitiously leave dolls on seats in the front row.
Photographer Chris Luckhardt has a penchant for seeking out abandoned places around the world and documenting it through his expressive camera captures.
The resourceful shutterbug would rely on online search, word-of-mouth, or even through serendipitous encounters, for his photo adventures.
In the following ‘Abandoned Schools’ series, his images span across America, Canada and Japan.
To Luckhardt, these derelict places convey a sense of inexplicable beauty and a rich aura of history.
He wrote: “Abandoned places are a reflection on our society; they represent where we’ve been and what our future holds. They serve as a warning of mistaken paths and as a message for future possibilities. Witnessing the decay of the past can be a reflection of the possibilities of the future.”
Check out more of his works here.
A classroom in Detroit's abandoned Redford High School.
An abandoned school in the mountains of central Japan.
The auditorium of a huge abandoned school in the mountains of central Japan.
The auditorium of Detroit's abandoned Redford High School.
The abandoned St. Peter & Paul School in Buffalo, NY.
This abandoned elementary school is located in the mountains of central Japan. The school, primarily constructed of wood, is in excellent condition despite being abandoned for decades.
Looking down a subterranean hallway, with a little light painting, inside the abandoned Detroit Public Schools Book Depository.
[via BuzzFeed, images and captions via Chris Luckhardt]