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Derek Chase Photography An assortment of urban exploration photography, landscape photography and whatever else catches my eye.

No Adjective feels adequate enough to describe Banff. Some places just have to be experienced. šŸ
09/28/2026

No Adjective feels adequate enough to describe Banff. Some places just have to be experienced. šŸ

Story time: These photos were unearthed from an old Argus film camera I picked up at an antique store in West Virginia. ...
05/08/2026

Story time: These photos were unearthed from an old Argus film camera I picked up at an antique store in West Virginia. The roll sat on my desk for years because I assumed there was nothing on it. Unfortunately, when I was inspecting the camera, I opened up the back without realizing there was already film inside, exposing most of the roll to light.

Eventually my curiosity got the best of me (and with a little convincing from my wife) I sent the roll in to get developed and scanned. These frames were the only survivors..and I had no idea what they would reveal. I have no clue who took them or exactly where they were shot, but they feel like little time capsules from another era. I'm thinking they may have been taken sometime in the 1960s, possibly somewhere out west or even in Alaska. One of the train cars says ā€œWhite Pass,ā€ which appears to reference the historic White Pass & Yukon Route Railway in Alaska.

If anyone recognizes the location, knows more about the railway, or can help date these photos, let me know in the comments.

Just goes to show: sometimes the best treasures really are hiding in thrift stores and antique shops!

Locomotive Ghosts
05/06/2026

Locomotive Ghosts

Old Blue Laid to Rest
05/04/2026

Old Blue Laid to Rest

Industrial decay is the best decay
05/02/2026

Industrial decay is the best decay

Full Collapse
04/24/2026

Full Collapse

Going back through 15+ years of urbex photography is equal parts rewarding and exhausting. There are hundreds of photos ...
04/14/2026

Going back through 15+ years of urbex photography is equal parts rewarding and exhausting. There are hundreds of photos that I've never posted because at the time I just didn't think they were good enough, didn't like how they were edited, or just simply forgot about. Here is a photo of an overgrown church tucked deep woods of West Virginia around 2018. More goodies from the archives coming soon!

Nothing is Real
04/10/2026

Nothing is Real

Will you remember me?
04/09/2026

Will you remember me?

House of the Rising SunThrowback to one of my all-time favorite abandoned houses Iā€™ve photographed. I shot this back in ...
04/07/2026

House of the Rising Sun

Throwback to one of my all-time favorite abandoned houses Iā€™ve photographed. I shot this back in 2017. I recently looked it up again and was so sad to see how much itā€™s been damaged by vandalism and graffiti. Grateful I got to capture it when I did.

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