In the 1970s, geographer Bill Bunge, took his students on an “urban expedition” through the inner city streets of Detroit. Bungee was an academic, a professor of geography. I learned about him during my geography studies. His concept was tantalizing. Treating the urban environment like a uncharted territory in a far away place. Yesterday I began my own urben expedition in the inner city of Winnipeg. This is beginning only of Part 1. I went out with THE Camera Club for a little Urban Exploration yesterday of some urban graffiti art.
But this place, one of my favourite urbex locations, is now gone – just a vast empty wasteland full of burrs and a “street people camp” along the river bank. Unfortunately I made the discovery of the vanished art mere minutes before the rest of the girls arrived. So we made the best of it and did a random walk of the “hood.” As I immersed myself in the scenery, Bill Bunge came back to me and my next project was born! Here are some of the initial images. Click to view them large.
These were made with a Nikon D800, 14-24 f2.8, and Nikon D300, 10-70 kit lens. The iPhone photos are are coming 🙂
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