An empty brick factory has been empty for years. The factory grew after a major fire in a nearby city. Then they wanted to build houses of a combustible material, the brick. In the heyday, around 1900, around 6000 people worked in the vicinity of this factory, divided into 160 other factories. Everyone in the family had to work under very bad conditions. They were extensively exploited and those who complained were fired. Children aged 6-7 also worked in these factories and in 1853 half of the children died before they were 15 years old. Families worked 6 days a week from 4 am to 9 pm. In the 1960s, the factory faced competition from concrete factories or modernized brick factories. Most smaller factories had to close their doors.
Passion for photography in all forms. From abandoned buildings to landscapes, from night photography to concert photography. By photographing abandoned buildings people want to take them to the hidden world behind walls where nature slowly takes back the building. And now these pictures can also hang on your wall... Read more…
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany