PonyHans https://theworkofcastor.com/ Abandoned Photography by Castor Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:22:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 http://theworkofcastor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/favicon-32x32.png PonyHans https://theworkofcastor.com/ 32 32 46100502 Från Skräcködlornas Dal http://theworkofcastor.com/fran-skrackodlornas-dal/ http://theworkofcastor.com/fran-skrackodlornas-dal/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2023 13:52:25 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=2801 SKRÄCKÖDLORNAS DAL [SWE / Uppdatering #6  Augusti 2023 – Ny info, uppdaterade länkar samt nuvarande location för de kvarvarande dinosaurierna + 8mm film från Kongaö kommer snart!  Släpps på @ponyhansue inom kort] I en nästintill obefintlig del av Skåne och övriga världen ligger Kongaö. En slags förort till byn Konga som ingen känner till. Här, […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/fran-skrackodlornas-dal/feed/ 35 2801 Där vägen svänger och skog tar vid… http://theworkofcastor.com/dar-vagen-svanger-och-skog-tar-vid/ http://theworkofcastor.com/dar-vagen-svanger-och-skog-tar-vid/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:22:29 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=5632 Fotografen Castor söker ständigt efter platser som stått orörda och tagits över av naturen. Med fasci­nation för ödehusens melankoliska skönhet har han genom åren dokumenterat ett stort antal övergivna stugor och torp som lämnats i sko­garna i Norra Skåne med omnejd. Med känsla och respekt förevigar och fångar han det spök­lika och stilla i resterna […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/dar-vagen-svanger-och-skog-tar-vid/feed/ 0 5632 inne i stora skogar http://theworkofcastor.com/inne-i-stora-skogar/ http://theworkofcastor.com/inne-i-stora-skogar/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:43:53 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=5347 Mood: Blandade bilder från hösten 2018 till våren 2019. Gummans husEtt välbevarat litet hus. Troligtvis bebott av en äldre dam den sista tiden med tanke på garderoben. Senaste tidning daterad november 1978. Gula stugan Gårdsruinen BergrummetUnder kalla kriget så bevarades 50 000-100 000 kubikmeter av det farliga flygbränslet MC77 i det här berget. Från järnvägen, […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/inne-i-stora-skogar/feed/ 1 5347 Arbetsgivaren http://theworkofcastor.com/arbetsgivaren/ http://theworkofcastor.com/arbetsgivaren/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2018 06:50:23 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=5226 Mood: Det har funnits över 40 möbeltillverkare i den lilla byn. Den här var en av dom. En son tog över efter sin far och dennes son tog över efter honom, sen lönade sig inte affärerna längre. 35 anställda blev med tiden noll. Det står “September 1972” på almenackan och det verkar inte vara mycket […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/arbetsgivaren/feed/ 4 5226 Telegram http://theworkofcastor.com/telegram/ http://theworkofcastor.com/telegram/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:23:46 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=5135 Blandat övergivet från december 2017. Mood: Gården på fältet Anders gård Här levde Anders och hans fru. Anders gick bort 1981 och hans fru 17 år senare, 1998. Sen dess har gården stått tom. R.I.P. Anders Blandat

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/telegram/feed/ 4 5135 i Vintergatan http://theworkofcastor.com/i-vintergatan/ http://theworkofcastor.com/i-vintergatan/#comments Sat, 02 Dec 2017 16:28:37 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=5004 Blandat övergivet från november 2017. Mood: Måsa-Hitler Han var en bitter enstöring som hade ett stort pentagram målat i taket. Han sköt skarpt efter folk som kom för nära. Han bjöd in hela byn till sin lada så att de skulle få se när han skar sönder sitt gigantiska konstverk, som han lagt otaliga år […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/i-vintergatan/feed/ 3 5004 Fall ’17 http://theworkofcastor.com/fall-17/ http://theworkofcastor.com/fall-17/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2017 15:04:54 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=4843 Blandat övergivet från oktober 2017. Mood: Familjevillan Här kan vi bara spekulera. Vi ser ett liv, flera, i gamla fotoalbum. En familj med fru, man och barn. Men familjevillan står tom nu. Golven är fulla av ölburkar, mediciner, porr och färdigmatsförpackningar. Det luktar oerhört illa. På vinden regnar det in på barnens gamla leksaker. Bredvid […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/fall-17/feed/ 6 4843 Summer ’17 http://theworkofcastor.com/summer-17/ http://theworkofcastor.com/summer-17/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2017 19:16:12 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=4720 Blandat övergivet från sommaren 2017. Mood: Dansbanan På Emågårdsparken dansades det för första gången 1931. Här fanns utöver dansbanan även några bodar med försäljning, en lottbod, en gäng utedass samt en utkiksplats över något slags romantiskt träsk. På Emågårdsparken har artister som The Beatles och Mötly Crüe faktiskt aldrig spelat, däremot har Staffan Broms, de […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/summer-17/feed/ 0 4720 Gården http://theworkofcastor.com/garden/ http://theworkofcastor.com/garden/#comments Tue, 09 May 2017 21:34:32 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=4557 Mood: På Gården har tiden stått still i många år, tills nu. Dörrar har brutits upp och saker har blivit stulna och sönderslagna. På golven ligger paret som en gång levde sina liv här. Utspridda i förstörda tavelramar och bland blekta diabilder. Tiden fick inte stå still här längre och snart har den växande staden […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/garden/feed/ 18 4557 Waiting http://theworkofcastor.com/waiting/ http://theworkofcastor.com/waiting/#respond Sun, 23 Apr 2017 21:55:05 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=4497 Photos from late April 2017, Skåne. Mood: Ungkarlsstugan Möllan “Lappen” Jaktstugan Jimmys Sommarstuga

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/waiting/feed/ 0 4497 Det är gift i luften här http://theworkofcastor.com/det-ar-gift-i-luften-har/ http://theworkofcastor.com/det-ar-gift-i-luften-har/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2017 21:18:01 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=4372 Mood: Text ur ett brev funnet på gården: Jag R.B. boende i ​‌×​‌×​‌×​‌× sedan år 1947 får inte vara ifred, det är Tore ​‌×​‌×​‌×​‌× från ​‌×​‌×​‌×​‌ som försöker köra bort mig från min bostad så att Brigitta ​‌×​‌×​‌×​‌× kan sälja knark här igen som hon gjorde under åren 1994-2003 då jag var i Småland under […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/det-ar-gift-i-luften-har/feed/ 15 4372 April ’17 http://theworkofcastor.com/april-17/ http://theworkofcastor.com/april-17/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:39:35 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=4335 Photos from early April 2017, Skåne. Mood:

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/april-17/feed/ 5 4335 Cabins & Volvos http://theworkofcastor.com/cabins-volvos/ http://theworkofcastor.com/cabins-volvos/#comments Sat, 18 Mar 2017 16:15:18 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=4288 Some photos taken a few weeks ago. Cabins and Volvos, that’s it. Mood: 01. Long forgotten cabin somewhere in Småland. 02. Another cabin in Småland. 03. The Volvo Cemetery. Someone decided to leave their Volvo collection behind. Some of the Volvos are pretty rare these days. 04. The Volvo Resort Island. Bought in the 40’s and […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/cabins-volvos/feed/ 1 4288 Hjalmar http://theworkofcastor.com/hjalmar/ http://theworkofcastor.com/hjalmar/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2017 22:55:45 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=4174 Alla svartvita bilder är tagna av Dan Korn ~95-02. Mood: [SWE] I slutet av 60-talet bestämmer sig en man vid namn Hjalmar Andersson för att bygga en liten stuga utmed sjön som han älskade att fiska i. Huset byggs långt in i skogen på så kallad ofri grund i de nordöstra delarna av Götaland. Stugan […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/hjalmar/feed/ 13 4174 Gravestones & Camaros http://theworkofcastor.com/gravestones-camaros/ http://theworkofcastor.com/gravestones-camaros/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2017 09:09:28 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=4084 First exploration of the year. January ’17. Mood: No.1 The Christmas house A lot of Christmas ornaments is scattered all over this house. It was probably abandoned in the early 90’s. I took these flowers with me. I know where i was going later this day. No.2 The Camaro Barnfind deluxe. A Chevrolet Camaro Z28 […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/gravestones-camaros/feed/ 8 4084 Stenkullen Hotel http://theworkofcastor.com/stenkullen-hotel/ http://theworkofcastor.com/stenkullen-hotel/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:05:01 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=3807 In the outskirts of Åby, Sweden there’s a hotel up the old concrete road called ‘Värdshuset Stenkullen’. Mood: Stenkullen was built in 1858 as an exclusive summer residence for a local snuff manufacturer named Erik Swartz. Stenkullen served as a family house for various families until 1957 when the Svensson family bought it and made […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/stenkullen-hotel/feed/ 1 3807 Rural Fade http://theworkofcastor.com/rural-fade/ http://theworkofcastor.com/rural-fade/#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2016 12:24:52 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=3768 Homes forgotten and left many years ago. Photos are taken in south of Sweden January-July 2016. Music by Sophie Hutchings ‘By Night’ sophiehutchings.com B/W photos of Hjalmar & Bertil by Dan Korn.

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/rural-fade/feed/ 0 3768 Left http://theworkofcastor.com/left/ http://theworkofcastor.com/left/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:44:29 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=3648 Two abandoned farms almost next to each other. Surrounded by tall nettles and thorny bushes, but definitely worth the scratches. The first one, due to the calendar in the kitchen, seems to have been left in a hurry some 30 years ago. Down the road and in the middle of a big field there’s another […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/left/feed/ 2 3648 The Abandoned Amusement Park http://theworkofcastor.com/amusement-park/ http://theworkofcastor.com/amusement-park/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2016 18:59:51 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=3517 “Sweden’s funniest amusement park” contained roller coasters, a circus, a tropical beach water park, a small zoo, a wild western village and much more. After a serious accident in ’09 when a 9 year old boy was badly hurt it went downhill for the park. They closed in 2012. Mood:

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/amusement-park/feed/ 1 3517 Bertil’s House http://theworkofcastor.com/bertil/ http://theworkofcastor.com/bertil/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2016 07:40:44 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=3418 The videos shows a span of 15 years (2001-2016). All black & white photos taken by Dan Korn in 2001. Used w/ permission.   Mood: Way, way out in the Swedish forest, at the end of a small and weary path is Bertil Johansson’s old house. Bertil lived here from the day he was born in […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/bertil/feed/ 8 3418 Field Islands http://theworkofcastor.com/field-islands/ http://theworkofcastor.com/field-islands/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:33:47 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=3338 This weekend I’ve found three abandoned farms that have been completely secluded from the main roads. Alone and forgotten they stand on these field islands. Mood: No.1 No.2 No.3 X Along the road…

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/field-islands/feed/ 2 3338 Coda http://theworkofcastor.com/coda/ http://theworkofcastor.com/coda/#respond Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:02:42 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=3243 Abandoned randomness March ’16. Mood: No.1 Edvard’s Farm. No.2 The Danish Cabin. Once a resort for what seemed to be a danish family. No.3 Farm of firs. No.4 Jerlovs Observatory. An old peat factory later used by Mr. Jerlov as an private observatory. No.5 The old ‘junk’ dump. No.6 The German Shepherd Cabin. No.7 Early March. No.8 Ivy Cabin.

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/coda/feed/ 0 3243 Coma House http://theworkofcastor.com/coma-house/ http://theworkofcastor.com/coma-house/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2016 19:31:36 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=3186 Mood: Somewhere in southern Sweden there’s a house in coma. Stuck in time. Untouched since the time they decided to leave. It’s been 39 years.

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/coma-house/feed/ 8 3186 And Still They Move http://theworkofcastor.com/and-still-they-move/ http://theworkofcastor.com/and-still-they-move/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:39:10 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=3076 A few houses found last weekend. Mood: No.1 A 15 minute walk through a mudfield and you might end up at this house. No.2 A trip back to when it was all orange and yellow. No.3 The clubhouse, completely secluded from the road. Surrounded by some dead ducks. No.4 The old summer farm where the moles is taking over from beneath.

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/and-still-they-move/feed/ 1 3076 The Swedish School http://theworkofcastor.com/the-swedish-school/ http://theworkofcastor.com/the-swedish-school/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2016 16:02:10 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=3011 Unfortunately, I have not found any information regarding this place at all. But it’s an old school alright. With two buildings, one for the students and one for the teachers, located in southern Sweden. The main building complete with an gymnasium, showers and three big classrooms. I have no idea when it was closed down but it seems like […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/the-swedish-school/feed/ 7 3011 Rural Gems http://theworkofcastor.com/rural-gems/ http://theworkofcastor.com/rural-gems/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:45:12 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=2931 Random rural exploring gems, February ’16. Mood: No.1 A lucky shot. I found what seemed to be a roof on a map in the middle of the forrest. There was no roads leading to this abandoned cabin. Last trace’s from 45 years ago, 1970. Somebody was collecting stones and doing their homework here at that […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/rural-gems/feed/ 2 2931 Faded Rails http://theworkofcastor.com/faded-rails/ http://theworkofcastor.com/faded-rails/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:24:47 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=2719 This place was built as a reserve power supply for the railroads during the cold war. The military was to put mobile transformers in these places in case of a big crisis or war. There’s about 50 of them in Sweden. Abandoned. Mood: This house was was built alongside with the railroad once. This place […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/faded-rails/feed/ 4 2719 Småland Fall ’15 http://theworkofcastor.com/smaland-fall-15/ http://theworkofcastor.com/smaland-fall-15/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:09:12 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=2617 I went to the woods in Småland with my friend this weekend. We cruised in his camouflaged VW Syncro and went 100% unnoticed in the woods. No luck with fish nor mushrooms but we stumbled upon some nice locations. Check it. Mood: The Pump Factory The Old Hunting Cabin Camp 01 The Holiday Cabin The […]

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]]> http://theworkofcastor.com/smaland-fall-15/feed/ 1 2617 Den Sinnessjuka Wisheten http://theworkofcastor.com/den-sinnessjuka-wisheten/ http://theworkofcastor.com/den-sinnessjuka-wisheten/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:18:49 +0000 http://theworkofcastor.com/?p=2549 [SWE] I skogen norr om Ballingslöv i Skåne finns det en minnessten där man kan läsa följande med sina ögon; Mine Efter Grofarbetaren Sven Persson Den Wisaste i Den Christna Relionen och Wärdens Störste Astronom År 1906 År Efter Jesus Christus Födelse Man kan tro att det hör allmänbildningen till att känna till denna Sven Persson om han nu en gång […]

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