# Abandoned Plantation Photography Edgar Martin Photographs Deserted Hydroelectricity Plants By | Published 2013-06-05 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plantation-photo References: [lostateminor](http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/06/03/edgar-martins-the-time-machine/) & [edgarmartins](http://www.edgarmartins.com/) 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 38% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/photography) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Abandoned Plantation Photography:** Opportunity for creating hauntingly beautiful visuals in abandoned industrial settings. - **Eerie Atmosphere:** Opportunity to evoke a sense of dystopia and post-apocalyptic narrative in photography. - **Long Exposure Photography:** Opportunity to experiment with long exposure techniques to capture unique and atmospheric visuals. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Photography:** Opportunity for photographers to explore abandoned industrial settings as a subject matter. - **Art:** Opportunity for artists to create thought-provoking and eerie visuals inspired by Martin's abandoned plantation photography. - **Film and Television:** Opportunity to incorporate the eerie atmosphere and dystopian narrative of deserted hydroelectric plants into film and television productions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Reanimated Power Plant Parks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manresa-island.md) - [Dramatic Doomsday Bunker Images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alastair-philip-wiper.md) - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [Agriculturally Inspired Art Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/farming-photographs.md) - [AI-Generated Retrofuturistic Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retrofuturistic-objects.md) - [Energy-Generating Park Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/energy-park.md) - [Transformed Mining Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mineless-heritage-restoration.md) - [Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-allusion.md)