{"id":623,"date":"2026-03-10T13:05:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/?page_id=623"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:26:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1>desolate | metropolis<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Abandoned places photography<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/explore\/\" onclick=\"return false;\">Explore<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Latest Posts<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<article>\n\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"return false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udcf7\n\t\t\t<h3>Cape Cod 2024<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy dave\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 24, 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Fuji GFX is just an absolute monster of a camera. Far and away the best I have ever used.<\/p>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"return false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udcf7\n\t\t\t<h3>Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy dave\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 9, 2016\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are so many shows and accounts of the history of Alcatraz, it feels silly to provide another one.<\/p>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"return false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udcf7\n\t\t\t<h3>Buffalo State Hospital July 2013<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy dave\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 13, 2013\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We made a second trip to Buffalo State to do another tour just a couple of months after our first visit.<\/p>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Explore<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<article>\n\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"return false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udcf7\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\tArchitecture and Abandoned\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t24\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"return false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udcf7\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\tTravel and Places\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t8\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/article>\n\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/img_5000aa.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"2000\" width=\"1333\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tAbout Desolate Metropolis\t<\/h2>\n\t<blockquote><p>Photography, for me, started in Middle School.\u00a0 My friend signed up for photography class and brought me in to the dark room to check out the prints he was developing from his pinhole camera.\u00a0 I was instantly hooked.\u00a0 The smell of the fix, the image slowly coming out in the developer, it was magic.\u00a0 I started out with a homemade pinhole camera and moved up to black and white 35mm film.\u00a0 I took photography numerous times throughout high school but, despite going to one of the best photography colleges in the country, I didn&#8217;t photograph for the next 9 years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005, the Canon 20D came out.\u00a0 It seemed to me to be the first DSLR that you could get decent sized prints out of, finally solving my problem of not having a dark room.\u00a0 I bought one and muddled around with it throughout the year but lacked the inspiration I needed to start shooting seriously again.\u00a0 That all changed when I saw some photos online from people who would explore and photograph abandoned buildings.\u00a0 The excitement was electric and I knew immediately that I had to do this.<\/p>\n<p>I had no idea the journey that this decision would set me on.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/contact\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Us\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>desolate | metropolis Abandoned places photography Explore Latest Posts \ud83d\udcf7 Cape Cod 2024 By dave \/ August 24, 2024 The Fuji GFX is just an absolute monster of a camera. 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