Nature Reclaims An Abandoned Fishing Village In China...

The Shengsi Archipelago consists
of nearly four hundred islands, only eighteen of which are inhabited.
It's a subtropical region with beautiful beaches, reefs and hills that reach all the way to the sky.
The fisherfolk on the island of Shengshan abandoned their homes to live on the mainland where their fishing catches could be more easily transported and sold at market.
These gorgeous images by photographer Jane Qing show how the islands homes and roads have slowly been reclaimed.
Beautifully, by nature...

Beautiful Images Of Forgotten Palaces And Villas By Photographer Thomas Jorion...

Paris based photographer Thomas Jorion has been entranced by the  grandeur of Europe's abandoned but magnificent mansions and villas since he was a child.
He's been touring Germany, Switzerland and in particular northern Italy photographing the decaying splendour of some truly marvellous homes that have been allowed to decay for a variety of reasons.
But mostly because of financial ruination.
There's more of these beautiful but abandoned ruins here...