“This was somebody’s home, and somehow they lost their home,” said weekend photographer Michael Wade, 68, who has been documenting the nostalgic stories of abandoned buildings through his lens since 2018. “That personally resonates with me greatly because I had to struggle so hard to keep my family from losing our home.” The sunken roofs…

Through his lens, Dutch photographer Roman Robroek, 34, has captured the forgotten splendor of once-glorious abandoned buildings, offering us temporal insight into our present and future. For a dozen years, Robroek has toured hordes of abandoned sites across Europe—everywhere from old Soviet power stations, to decaying Italian chapels, and even deserted homes near the bomb…