Nature reclaiming

German photographer Michael Schwan’s ongoing series ‘The Beauty of Decay’ chronicles his travels across Europe capturing abandoned buildings in stunning states of disintegration. This gallery collects some of this artist’s most spectacular shots of nature reclaiming these formerly majestic spaces.

in his latest release, romain veillon invites us to ponder an intriguing question: what would the earth look like if humans suddenly disappeared?

We humans often build roads and bridges, canals and ports, even entire cities at the expense of the environment. But nature isn't planning on giving up. On the contrary, it is determined to persevere, showing just how fragile our creations are.

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OVERGROWN RAILROAD TRACKS IN THE FOREST Photograph by T.-C on Flickr In this beautiful photograph by T.-C on Flickr, we visit the incredible Jiancing Historic Trail in Taipings…

The Old Piano Tree, California | Artist Jeff Mifflin’s Piano Tree was a so-called “living installation” set in a forested area just off the Disc Golf Course at California State University in Monterey Bay. Mifflin took an old stage piano and after some judicious sawing, made it appear an ancient tree was growing out of the old upright’s heart. The tree continued to grow even after it was unnaturally mated, however, and would be evolving today if a drunken music-hater had not taken his…