Nostalgic Decay Photographs from the Past

The past and present are interesting things. We can learn from the past, but we can’t change it. If we try to live in the past, we won’t be able to move forward with our lives, because the past begins to fade, or decay.

This concept of decay works well in photography, because the elements of decay (rust, mold, broken objects, etc) are also great photographic subjects.

It’s fitting that as we move towards a new year, we learn from the past and put it in the proper context for the future, but also understand that the past decays around us and we have no choice but to move forward in time. Here’s some interesting examples:

Car Sweet Home By Carlos Aliperti

Final Rest ………….. By Krristoff

Decay By Remigiusz Ossolinski

Chevy By Aaron J. Groen

elapsing By Sven Fennema

Better Days By Redmere Photography

Decay By peiman esmaeelian

History By Victor Koos

The Dying Hours By Jonathan Thomas

Past glory By Pierre Boisgontier

Telamon By imgsplash

Down to the bone! By Robert Armstrong

Decay By NW Photography

time capsule By Sven Fennema

The beauty of decay.. By Brian Rosenkrantz

Rest Easy By Sebastian Graf

Dimitrios Shipwreck I By Helena Mim

Don’t call me By Stefania Gasparri

Beauty In Decay By Funky Eye

Past Glory By Tom Baetsen – xlix.nl

Decay By MNH Fadli Zaka

Rust By Ben Huybrechts

3100 By Steven Blackmon

Untitled By Joan Roca Febrer

Decay By Carhove

Symbiosis By Dragan Milovanovic

Easy Rider By erkan camlilar

The Last Supper By Niki Feijen

Returning To The Earth By Raven Mountain Images

Death in the Desert By Mohammad Monsef Mojarad


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