The derelict West Pier, Brighton, East Sussex, Sussex, England, UK, Europe

Derelict barn on coast, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Upturned derelict boat with stars and stripes painted on hull, Washington state, United States of America, North America

Hiker admires sunset from the stone tower overlooking the bay, Porto Giunco, Villasimius, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Millstones covered in moss lie derelict within the former Bole hill quarry on a misty autumn morning in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Barn owl (Tyto alba), Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Long exposure image of Brighton's derelict West Pier, Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The fortress of Massangano, Cuanza Norte, Angola, Africa

Old colonial house, Grand Bassam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ivory Coast, West Africa, Africa

Batete, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, Africa

Spectacular sunset at Roach End with old derelict barn, The Roaches, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Flowering heather and derelict barn at Roach End, The Roaches, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Derelict abandoned old granary grain stores (horreos) in village of Rubillon, Ourense province, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Derelict warehouses in the DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Derelict former public parking lot buildings, Estacionamiento Las Casona, Merida, Yucatan State, Mexico, North America

Amazing sunset at Roach End with derelict barn, The Roaches, Peak District, Staffordshire

Derelict Amusement park, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

FSLN (Sandinista) mural reflecting the revolutionary past of this important northern city, Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Central America

Derelict barn in wheat field, Northern Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Spectacular sunset at Roach End with derelict barn, The Roaches, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Derelict buildings closed public parking site near city centre, Merida, Yucatan State, Mexico, North America

View over Havana Centro at night from 7th floor of Hotel Seville showing contrast of old, semi-derelict apartment buildings against a backdrop of more modern, affluent architecture, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Cwmorthin Quarry, Gwynedd, north Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

View over the old Russian coalmine in Colesbukta, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Cwmorthin Quarry, Gwynedd, north Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Derelict Barn in Long Clough backed by the peak of Shutlingsloe in winter, Peak District National Park, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Derelict warehouses under Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Cannon around the ruined buildings at Fort Saint James, St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

View over the old Russian coalmine in Colesbukta, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Wooden train tracks in the abandonend Russian coalmine, Colesbukta, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Derelict Barn in Long Clough backed by the peak of Shutlingsloe in winter, Peak District National Park, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View over the old Russian coalmine in Colesbukta, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

A view of St. Benet's Abbey, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site, Minoan civilization, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site, Minoan civilization, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site, Minoan civilization, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Old fishing boat on beach, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Views of the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Derelict building in Far North, New Zealand, Pacific

Old door in Hong Kong in an abadoned building with a wicker chair, Hong Kong, China

Derelict stone cottage, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Derelict stone cottage, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Exterior view of a mostly abandoned mud construction houses in Bait Al Safah, Al Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, Middle East

Exterior view of a mostly abandoned mud construction houses in Bait Al Safah, Al Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, Middle East

Old airport in Tomtor one of the cold spots on earth, Road of Bones, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, Eurasia

Sand in an old colonial house, old diamond ghost town, Kolmanskop (Coleman's Hill), near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Taslihan, an ancient caravanserai, Bascarsija (The Old Quarter), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Taslihan, an ancient caravanserai and clock tower, Bascarsija (The Old Quarter), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

The old ghost town of Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

The old ghost town of Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Fortified village near Abha, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

The old ghost town of Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Fortified village near Abha, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Two blue cars face nose to nose outside a dilapidated building, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A building in the abandoned diamond mining ghost town of Kolmanskop, Namibia, Africa

The crumbling stone walls of a derelict building in the ghost town of Two Guns, Arizona, United States of America, North America

St. Andrews Castle, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Bombed out electricity station in Massawa, Eritrea, Africa

Detail of a ruined building in diamond mining ghost town, Kolmanskop, Namib Desert, Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Views of the abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

The abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Grytviken, now cleaned and open to tourism, South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Derelict old sugar mill, Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Taslihan, an ancient caravanserai, Bascarsija (The Old Quarter), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Talley Abbey, near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Locomotive graveyard outside Uyuni, Bolivia, South America

Santa Laura Salpeter mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Atacama desert, Chile, South America

Sunrise and clouds on the Palafito Pier in the Carrasqueira Natural Reserve of Sado River, Alcacer do Sal, Setubal, Portugal, Europe

Sand in an old colonial house, old diamond ghost town, Kolmanskop (Coleman's Hill), near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Old wagon in the sand, Hijaz railway station, Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Inner courtyard inside the derelict but beautiful 19th century royal Raj Mahal, high in the hills of Santrampur, Gujarat, India, Asia

Derelict barn at Roach End, The Roaches, Peak District, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Exterior view of a mostly abandoned mud construction houses in Bait Al Safah, Al Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, Middle East

Derelict old sugar mill, Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Interior of a colonial house, old diamond ghost town, Kolmanskop (Coleman's Hill), near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Square Tower and Hovenweep House in canyon of Hovenweep National Monument, Southeast Utah, United States of America, North America

Derelict silver mines at La Valenciana a suburb of Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

A flock of black sheep and derelict building on the Isle of Scalpay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Molino de Tefia on the volcanic island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Derelict old sugar mill, Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Gaffos Pier, Admiral Montt Gulf, Puerto Natales, Ultima Esperanza Province, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Star trails above the derelict trawler Vita Nova, from the Cumbrian Coast, Furness Peninsula, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The interior of a building in the abandoned diamond mining ghost town of Kolmanskop, Namibia, Africa

Stone remains of evacuated cottage with fireplace, Hirta, remote St. Kilda Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Taslihan, an ancient caravanserai, Bascarsija (The Old Quarter), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Handsome derelict wooden boat on Half Moon Island snowy shore, blue sky and sun, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Ruins of the largely derelict but beautiful ornate 19th century royal Raj Mahal, high in the hills of Santrampur, Gujarat, India, Asia

Colonial house, old diamond ghost town, Kolmanskop (Coleman's Hill), near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

The old ghost town of Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Ruins of the largely derelict but beautiful ornate 19th century royal Raj Mahal, high in the hills of Santrampur, Gujarat, India, Asia

Derelict barn at sunset, Roach End, The Roaches, Peak District, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Star trails above the derelict trawler Vita Nova, from the Cumbrian Coast, Furness Peninsula, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Diamond mining ghost town, Kolmanskop, Namib Desert, Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Colonial house, old diamond ghost town, Kolmanskop (Coleman's Hill), near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

The interior of a building in the abandoned diamond mining ghost town of Kolmanskop, Namibia, Africa

Bathtub standing in the desert, old diamond ghost town, Kolmanskop (Coleman's Hill), near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Main Street, evacuated village, Hirta, remote St. Kilda Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe