WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS THE NIGHT IS OURS
As night descends we creep out to explore the city and her secrets. We venture deep below into the sewers and the subways, dodging the trains which
whistle by and jumping over the third rail. Nimbly we climb high above the streets, scaling the bridges, cranes and the rooftops, tiny specks unnoticed
amongst the clouds. Welcome to sleepycity, where the urban infrastructure is our playground. Tell me more...
Ah quiet little Brisbane - my home and where I cut my teeth on underground photography. Exploring in places like Aquacave, Burford's Batcave and Toadie are the drains I spent countless hours fucking around with lighting sources, angles and styles. I learned a lot just messing around and having some fun, burning loads of film and scrawling down exposure settings.
Curly inspired me to go back and shoot this junction, even though I've wandered past countless times before. w0rd homie....
We don't understand why this gate is here, or what its purpose was. It's definitely not moving any time soon. The parall...
It is common practice that whoever finds a location is given the rights to name it. In this manner names such as Dougo's...
Other than the small amount of writing in this photo, the drain has almost no evidence of human presence. It seemed like...
Why don't you take a seat. What are you doing here?
-dsankt, 2006
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anyway hows euroupe going dsankt?
sorry for bombing ya post log Dsankt how gos the traveling :D
cheers mate.
Tom
myself and a few friends are keen photographers and really wanna get into some urban photography. can anyone suggest some good places in brisbane to start off? i'm thinking of hittin that cave near the southern side of the riverside expressway. not sure where bouts it is or how to get to it - ive only just heard about it.
Love the photos. I am part of a group who would love to have some photos taken at some of these locations. We are looking for grungy indoor/outdoor locations and some of the shots of the drains look fantastic and just what we are looking for. If someone can get in touch with me it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks