The Adventures of a Serial Intruder
Bradley Garrett is a photographer and researcher with significant experience in anthropology and archaeology. He spent the last five years of his life exploring abandoned and forgotten places in cities around the world. Invading sewer systems, bunkers, old subway stations and the rooftops of active skyscrapers without permission, he photographs and explores these unusual locations, calling his occupation “hacking places”. These photographs, included in his new book Exploring Everything, were taken in more than 300 locations in 8 countries and show the joy, horror and surprise that the serial intruder had to face.
(Total 21 photos)
1. On the railway bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland, in May 2012. “I went to an interview at the University of Edinburgh (I didn’t get the job, by the way), and after the interview I decided to climb this bridge and take this picture.” (© Bradley Garrett)
2. Bonyard, Victorville, California “Boneyard is the aircraft graveyard at George AFB. To get inside, we had to jump over the barbed wire and avoid the guards. But the opportunity to pose in the Boeing 747 was worth it! (© Bradley Garrett)
3. Battersea Power Station, South London, UK. “In general, this station has been our kind of playground for five years. This is the largest brick building in Europe with abandoned switchboards. Inside it, you experience amazing feelings. ” (© Bradley Garrett)
4. At the Farwell Building in Detroit, Michigan. (© Bradley Garrett)
5. Empty cars at the abandoned Aldwich tube station in London. (© Bradley Garrett)
6. Dike siphons, London. (© Bradley Garrett)
7. Barbican Tunnels, City, London. “The Barbican is a monstrous building in London that has become a kind of cultural center for film, theater, music and art lovers. People live here all the time. This photo was taken inside the steam tunnels under the Barbican. All wires, internet cables, pipelines and sewer pipes are located here.” (© Bradley Garrett)
8. Skyscraper Shard in London. (© Bradley Garrett)
9. Church on Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, USA. (© Bradley Garrett)
10. West Park Psychiatric Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, UK. (© Bradley Garrett)
11. Ghost station in Paris called Ivalides. “Invalides is an abandoned station on line 8 of the Paris metro in the 7th arrondissement. You need to squeeze through the closed gate to get to this place. While we were there, a worker suddenly showed up and we had to hide under the train until he left.” (© Bradley Garrett)
12. Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (© Bradley Garrett)
13. Workshop Hugo, Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Once it was a coal mine, which was closed in 1997. In these cages, the miners kept their clean clothes and valuables when they worked. (© Bradley Garrett)
14. Mezen Castle, Lede, Belgium. (© Bradley Garrett)
15. River Tyburn, London. (© Bradley Garrett)
16. Hydro Arena, Glasgow, Scotland. (© Bradley Garrett)
17. On the roof of the Tour Horizons hotel in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. (© Bradley Garrett)
18. Michigan Theatre, Detroit, USA. (© Bradley Garrett)
19. Legacy Tower, Chicago, Illinois. “We invaded the skyscraper quite brazenly - we just entered in broad daylight and took the elevator right to the roof. We stayed there until sunset and it was one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen." (© Bradley Garrett)
20. Durham Basin, Durham, England. (© Bradley Garrett)
21. Lightning hit Lake Michigan in the background. Photo taken from the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Chicago, Illinois, USA. (© Bradley Garrett)
Keywords: Abandoned | Book | Skyscraper | Roofers