Night Vision: The Art of Urban Exploration

by Troy Paiva, Geoff Manaugh (Foreword)

A booming subculture is on the dubbed Urban Exploration, it involves sneaking into abandoned or off-limits factories, aviation "boneyards," decommissioned bases, and other derelict features of the military/industrial landscape. Troy Paiva is a foremost photographer of the UrbEx (as it's known to its devotees) phenomenon, and his distinctive blend of atmospheric night photos and lighting effects are the visual hallmarks of a scene that has drawn the increasing attention of the media and the publicas seen in recent programs on both the Discovery Channel ("Urban Explorers") and MTV ("Fear"). Illuminated by histories of the sites documented, Night Vision reveals the remarkable discoveries of a new generation of explorers.

Genres: Photography, Art, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 4, 2008

Reviews

[Cleasaí]

Urban Exploration Photographer Troy Paiva offers up a refreshing alternative to the same ol' images of abandoned buildings and cars. His use of natural light and gels adds an extra layer of detail with every shot he takes. I would love to out in the desert and study with him during one of his photography seminars.

[Derek]

I particularly enjoyed the lighting schemes in a lot of the shots...

[Jeremy Brooks]

Troy captures the beauty of abandonment at night like nobody else. This collection of photographs is not only inspirational, but it is a look at a disappearing world.