Edgar Martin’s eerie plantation photography is breathtakingly spooky. Featuring a series of deserted hydroelectric plants in Portugal, Martin’s series was captured using long exposure on a long format film camera. Each photograph took about 30 minutes to capture. To light the photos, Martin used a flashgun which illuminated the hydroelectric plants enough to be captured on camera but not enough to shake the strange abandoned feeling emanating from each location.
Martin’s photo series channels a deserted atmosphere that feels almost post-apocalyptic. Ladders several stories tall extend down tunnels as deep as a well. The plants’ hallways twist and turn, snaking through the photographs until their direction cannot be discerned any longer. This industrial atmosphere combined with the settings’ feeling of abandonment creates a futuristic dystopia that makes viewers uncomfortably wary but desperate to see more.
Abandoned Plantation Photography
Edgar Martin Photographs Deserted Hydroelectricity Plants
Trend Themes
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2. Eerie Atmosphere - Opportunity to evoke a sense of dystopia and post-apocalyptic narrative in photography.
3. Long Exposure Photography - Opportunity to experiment with long exposure techniques to capture unique and atmospheric visuals.
Industry Implications
1. Photography - Opportunity for photographers to explore abandoned industrial settings as a subject matter.
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3. Film and Television - Opportunity to incorporate the eerie atmosphere and dystopian narrative of deserted hydroelectric plants into film and television productions.