We photographers love making images of the old, the run-down, the decrepit, the dilapidated.

With this in mind, I'm continuing with another episode of themes that I collect photos of.

U_18_0035Old homestead, Covington, Michigan One of the themes that I'm always on the lookout for are abandoned buildings in various states of disrepair.

This old Finnish homestead I photographed at Covington, Michigan.

Here are some images from this thematic collection.

U_16_0181Johnson House, Palouse Country, Washington Johnson farm in Palouse Country, Washington.

C_11_0095Near Strathmore, Alberta In a field near Strathmore, Alberta.

C_06_0485Ghost town of Dorothy, Alberta Ghost town of Dorothy, Alberta.

17000418Manitoulin Island, Ontario

Near Little Current, Manitoulin Island.

These remains are no longer standing.

T_09_0614Abandoned concrete house, Iceland Another concrete skeleton, Iceland.

T_09_0185Iceland Abandoned or still occupied? Iceland.

C_19_0011Near Sicamous, British Columbia Near Sicamous, British Columbia.

C_12_0191Abandoned church, Drinkwater, Saskatchewan

Drinkwater, Saskatchewan.

U_12_0802Cisco, Utah Cisco, Utah.

U_12_0817Neglected barn, Manistique, Michigan Near Manistique, Michigan.

S_14_0547Old log sauna, Sudbury, Ontario Old log sauna, near to home.

I hope that these photos inspire you to choose various themes to collect photos of. If you choose to look for buildings, these images can be with the building small in the frame to emphasize the setting, they can be frame filling photos of the building, they can be details of a small part of the building, or they can be photos of the interior. Or then you might wish to focus on specific kinds of structures, be they homes, barns, or commercial or industrial sites. Whichever you choose, try to vary your photos with distant views or detail shots, but just have fun.