Flickr: Old, Rusty & Corroded - Photographs of old, broken, rusty things. Group began for vehicles but has grown to include anything.
Flickr: Abandon: The Secret Lives of Deserted Buildings - Photos which show the building acquiring a new character. Shots that are just straight documentary records of simple unoccupied spaces are not appropriate for this group.
Flickr: Abandoned to Time - Pictures of anything abandoned, mainly buildings. Rough, ransacked, dirty, torn-down, and messy.
Flickr: All Things Rusty - Rusted objects and places. Anything derelict, with a good coat of rust.
Flickr: Antiquity Abating - Snap a picture of an old building, house, farm or other structure, tag it with the location, and post it to this group. We may not be able to rebuild them, but we can remember them.
Flickr: Any Derelict Building - Any kind of buildings (outside/ inside): abandoned, derelict, uninhabited, empty, unoccupied, tumbledown, broken-down, ramshackle, run-down, ruined.
Flickr: Architecture of Old - A particular style or fashion of a building, especially one that is typical of a period of history or of a particular place.
Flickr: Art of Urbex - This group is more specifically aimed at urban exploration photography as an art form using light and or available elements in an artistic fashion.
Flickr: Chairs at Abandonments - It's an eerie phenomenon, but there always seem to be an odd chair or something of that genre in abandonments. Only post chairs, sofas, benches and the such found in abandoned, desolate locations.
Flickr: Church Ruins - The group for church and chapel ruins. This can include ruined abbeys, priories, monasteries and friaries.
Flickr: Closed for Business - Shops, stores, restaurants, cafes, retail and public buildings, that have ceased business and are falling into a state of decay and rot.
Flickr: Condemned - Photos of houses, factories, buildings that are about to be burned or torn down.
Flickr: Death of the Service Station - Add your images to document the death of the service station, or to inject some optimism, add some hope with images demonstrating the restoration/ revival of it.
Flickr: Decaying - Anything decaying: urban, rural, industrial, or natural. Photos from around the world.
Flickr: Decaying Urban Artscapes - A collection of decaying urban wall textures, spontaneous guerilla art, fragments of politkal dissent and abstruse messages.
Flickr: Demolished Demolition Gone - Photos of buildings or significant structures, now demolished or removed since originally photographed.
Flickr: Derelict Light - Photos of light at the scene of an abandoned building or place.
Flickr: Dereliction - A group to share photos of all things old, rusty and derelict.
Flickr: Desecrated - A group to illustrate and protest the desecration/ vandalism of cemeteries.
Flickr: Disused Railways - Disused railways, tracks, platforms, empty stations, viaducts, bridges, tunnels. But no trains.
Flickr: Doors - Photos of doors, mostly old, in rough shape or otherwise notable.
Flickr: Doors and Windows in Decay - Could be new or old, urban or rural, but must be clearly decaying and not stuff that could be resolved with a wet cloth and some detergent.
Flickr: Enter the Machine - Images that go beyond simple industrial photography. Capturing the color of rust, the feeling of an abondoned factory, the patterns in flaking paint, a vanishing point in a mill.
Flickr: Entropy - About the pleasure to be found in decay, the inevitable passage of the pretentious and the grandiose.
Flickr: Exploring Abandonments - For those who explore inside abandoned and semi-abandoned buildings. Just taking pictures from outside isn't enough.
Flickr: Faded Signage - Signs past. Having lost their message, separated from the thing that they once advertised, or even those still trucking along, not yet replaced.
Flickr: Forbidden - A group for photographers who have found themselves being forbidden to take photos of some thing or place.
Flickr: Forgotten - Things forgotten, if only for a minute, or an endless period of time.
Flickr: Forgotten Things - Not just abandoned, this group is for things that seem to simply have been forgotten: old cemeteries, rusty cars, swingsets. Non-living things only. These are the things you know will still be there, unattended, if you drive by 10 years from now.
Flickr: Former Theaters - Photos of theaters that are either no longer in use (abandoned, condemned) or have been transformed into something else but still structurally resemble theaters.
Flickr: Houses and Homes - Pictures (from as many parts of the world as possible) of exteriors of interesting houses/ homes.
Flickr: If These Walls Could Talk... - Photos of old buildings, structures that look like they have a story behind them. Please add details such as location and the kind of structure it is.
Flickr: Industrial Decay - Abandoned industry, decaying machinery and vehicles, derelict industrial buildings and other facilities. The older the building, machine or structure, the better. Abandoned locations preferred but not required.
Flickr: Old & Abandonned - Old and abandonded buildings, industrial places, burned out places. Some may be creepy looking but anything which has been pretty much forgotten and left to decay.
Flickr: Old Stones - By stone we mean rock shaped by humans. By old we mean at least 100 years, but something like 1000 years would be more appropriate.
Flickr: Old Structures. - Structures of all kinds. Mostly abandoned or still in limited use.
Flickr: Out to Pasture - Old cars, farm equipment, machinery, that has been put out to pasture.
Flickr: Overgrown - This is a group for pictures where any object or item is being taken over by nature. Overgrown, plants, vines, weeds, obscuring some object.
Flickr: Photographing Prohibited - Photos taken in prohibited locations. Infiltrating industrial plants, military installations, concerts, train and metro stations.
Flickr: Restricted Access - Urban exploration: buildings and sites with posted signs telling you not to go there. (No Trespassing, Restricted Access.)
Flickr: Ruins - Photos of building and structures ruined by the passage of time.
Flickr: Rural Darkness - The only major criteria for posting images to this group is a rural setting (or at least evoking a rural mood or feeling of isolation) plus a dark aura (or sense of dread). Think rural decay but with a more Gothic or eerie sensibility.
Flickr: Rural Decay - Pictures of barns, silos, farms and other rural buildings decaying. Objects now part of the landscape are also welcome, such as tractors, or old farm equipment.
Flickr: Rural Deterioration - Pictures of rural buildings deteriorating and decaying. Must be man made and must be rural ie: old or ruined houses, sheds, doors, windows, churches.
Flickr: Rural Exploration - This group is for those who explore the interiors of abandoned buildings in rural settings.
Flickr: Rusty - Photos of the items covered with or consisting of rust, or rusted.
Flickr: Rusty and Crusty - Rusting, crusting, rotting, decomposing and just plain falling apart.
Flickr: Spiral Stairway - For the image without end, a staircase towards the paradise, myth or poetry of the spiral. Group to share images of spiral staircases.
Flickr: Strange Places - Pictures taken in strange places, places pictures should not be taken.
Flickr: Subterranean Areas - Basements, underground stations, tunnels, underground parking decks, abandoned or still in use.
Flickr: Suburban Decay - All about the little things in suburbia that are unexpectedly macabre, dying, decaying, or otherwise at odds with the peaceful suburban lifestyle.
Flickr: That Old Timey Feeling - Anything old, that old rusted car in your back yard, the old abandoned house down the street, that rustic looking boat that has been sitting on blocks for years at your local marina, just about anything you find in your parents or grandparents attic.
Flickr: The Abandoned - Post pictures of anything that has been abandoned. Buildings, junk on the side of the road, and the like.
Flickr: Things that Moved - Things that moved but don't anymore. Broken down and retired vehicles. Planes, trains, automobiles, riding mowers. Does not include buildings and things that never moved.
Flickr: This Old House - Not houses that are falling down, but old houses that can be remodeled and preserved. Old historic houses.
Flickr: TOP UrbX - Showcasing the best (top standards) urban exploration photos.
Flickr: Trashy Houses - Post your photos of (not abandoned) derelict homes that amaze you because of condition, yard art, or just plain decay. No abandoned or storm-damaged homes, only those that are occupied.
Flickr: Trespassing - This group is for shots taken in areas where most people don't often venture (not necessarily breaking trespassing laws). The spin of this group should be somewhat journalistic, so as to show a viewer an off-limits area.
Flickr: Urban Decay - Rundown buildings, neighborhoods and all things within.
Flickr: Urban Entropy - All closed systems will eventually break down and chaos will ensue.
Flickr: Urban Explorers - Photos and stories about abandoned paper mills, condmened hospitals, decaying barns.
Flickr: Urban Fragments - Photos of architectural details and ephemera: bits of carving and molding, doors and windows, peeling paint, rusty metal, old brickwork, decaying wood, graffiti, signs, murals, urban art, billboards. No photos with people in them.
Flickr: Urban Spelunkers - Going into abandoned buildings, storm drains, tunnels, anywhere man made that is not meant for most people to see.
Flickr: Urbex - Dedicated to urbex or urban exploration.
Flickr: Vanishing Beauty - This group is for all of those beautiful, old things which are disappearing from our world: old buildings, wonderful old walls, old mechanical devices like typewriters and parking meters. If you can't preserve it physically, preserve it photographically. No sunsets.
Flickr: Weathered Wood - Images of wood that's been weathered. Whether by wind, sun, water, or a combination. The grayer, the rougher, the better. Buildings, pier pilings, driftwood, you get the picture.
Flickr: Wonders of Oxidation - This group is dedicated to creative and artsy photos of oxidation and the wonders it creates.
Flickr: You Can't Take Pictures Here - Places, situations where you have been told not to take pictures. Examples are military, government or scientific establishments of any kind, hospitals, churches.
Industrial Archaeology - Buildings and other man made creations from the start of the automobile age that have started to decay.
Kim Koester - Online galleries from Kim J. Köster.
Live Journal: Ephemeral Village's Journal - Photo journal for small towns only. Documenting disappearing towns, once bustling and useful, now decrepit and crumbling.
75mg - This is a collection of paintings involving abandoned institutions. Includes photographs of sites visited.
Modern Ruins - Photographic essays include explorations of a girls orphanage, insane asylum, hospital, crypt, and steel plant.
Requiem Wanderer - A collection of photographs of locations in the urban and industrial environment. [Requires Flash]
99 Rooms - A project of Kim Koester, Richard Schumann, Stephan Schulz and Johannes Buenemann. Walk through the sights and hear the sounds of a dilapidated structure.
RottenEggs Urban Adventures - Commercial site that allows registered users to post messages on urban adventures and explorations.
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Tailipoe
Trevor
