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Behind the scenes: abandoned tracks
This post describes the creation of a particular photograph; it will form part of a series, guided by feedback and my attention span.
The photos themselves are not particularly amazing, and I must confess I don’t think they belong under the spotlight. But as with everything I write, I aim to put out the sort of content I like consuming from other people (“how it’s made” type stuff).
On with the show…
The photo
The when and where
Newington Armory, Sydney (map). 9:30am, 21 July 2020.
The tracks in the photo were built to carry fun-sized trains that trundled to-and-fro between armament stores around this site in the middle of Sydney. Since these buildings (now empty, so they say) were built to store explosives, they’re set apart and into the ground such that if one goes kaboom, the others won’t sympathetically explode. The site was closed a few decades ago, so it wouldn’t accidentally blow up the Sydney Olympics which were held across the street. With the tracks now laying dormant, mother nature has begun gnawing away at the steel and concrete, creating one of my favourite photographic themes: ‘nature reclaims’.
