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I Travelled The World Exploring Abandoned Places. Here Are The Best Of My Photographs.

I Travelled The World Exploring Abandoned Places. Here Are The Best Of My Photographs.

by Richard Collett | Jan 8, 2018 | ABANDONED PLACES

These abandoned places across the world have all been left in ruins. I explored all of them… In my years of travel across the world I’ve visited some really off the beaten track places, and along the way I’ve explored some of the world’s most...
My Very Soviet Holiday Continues In The Depths Of The Novy Afon Cave

My Very Soviet Holiday Continues In The Depths Of The Novy Afon Cave

by Richard Collett | Sep 20, 2016 | Abkhazia, FROM THE ROAD

“Cha Cha, Vodka, Pive!” The sellers outside the Novy Afon cave entrance were attempting to cater to the unquenchable thirsts of the holidaymakers. Home brew wine, lethal spirits and beers. As the Russian tourists stocked up on their drinks for the...
The Decaying Pleasure Piers Of Sukhumi

The Decaying Pleasure Piers Of Sukhumi

by Richard Collett | Sep 17, 2016 | ABANDONED PLACES, Abkhazia

The Sukhumi Piers are a decaying reminder of Abkhazia’s former glory. I want to show you the crumbling pleasure piers of Sukhumi, on the promenade of Abkhazia’s fragmented yet intriguingly alluring capital. This seaside city was once a thriving...
Abkhazia’s Abandoned Psyrtskha Railway Station

Abkhazia’s Abandoned Psyrtskha Railway Station

by Richard Collett | Sep 6, 2016 | ABANDONED PLACES, Abkhazia

Abkhazia’s abandoned Psyrtskha Railway Station is in a state of romantic decay! Is there such a thing as romantic decay? I’ll leave that up to you to decide, but if anywhere in the world deserves this adjective, it’s most certainly Abkhazia’s...
Novy Afon: A Very Soviet Holiday

Novy Afon: A Very Soviet Holiday

by Richard Collett | Aug 30, 2016 | Abkhazia, FROM THE ROAD

I was unceremoniously dumped off the bus by the harsh Abkhazian bus conductor on the edge of Novy Afon. He didn’t take too kindly to my severe lack of Russian language skills- the lingua franca of the region- when I asked if this was the stop....
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