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Abandoned Wrecks: Incredible photographs of rusting hulks of trains, planes and automobiles

From ships left high and dry after the retraction of the Aral sea to the Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic, from a rusting railway graveyard in Bolivia to abandoned World War II cars in a Swedish forest, from aircraft frozen in time in Antarctica to streetcars sidelined in Brooklyn, New York, Abandoned Wrecks is a photographic book that explores over 100 fascinating sites from all around the world.

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Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the photographer and Amber Books

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the photographer and Amber Books

Aside from the peculiar beauty of rusting hulks on forgotten battlefields, anemone-covered battleships on the seabed and cars being consumed by forests, these images introduce us to unusual stories: how a car standing on its nose in the Nevada desert has inspired an artist into making a design feature from junked cars, a Canadian schooner that sank in 1885 and rests preserved to this day in a harbor in Lake Huron, and a space shuttle left gathering dust in a hangar.

With 170 outstanding colour photographs of cars, trains, ships, submarines, tanks, aircraft and even a space shuttle, Abandoned Wrecks by Chris McNab is a brilliant pictorial work showcasing these battered time capsules and their stories of wars, natural disasters, changing fortunes, tastes and fashions. Available via Amber Books.

Rusted orange railway carriage spanning a flowing stream in a mountainous valley with bare trees and green hillsides under cloudy skies
Rusted ship wrecked in shallow water with waves crashing against its tilted hull and deteriorating superstructure
Derelict passenger ferry listing in shallow water with sea lions resting on its tilted hull beside a cargo ship in the distance
Interior of an abandoned and deteriorating railway carriage with broken windows, peeling turquoise and red paintwork, and debris scattered across the floor
Abandoned military transport plane partially submerged in water with a suspension bridge visible in the background beneath cloudy skies
Rusted cargo ship beached on rocky shore against blue sky with white clouds
Interior of an abandoned aircraft fuselage with corroded metal walls, oval windows and a deteriorating floor running towards the cockpit
Underwater wreck of a ship on the seafloor illuminated by submersible lights in deep blue water
Rusted wreckage of a crashed aircraft with detached fuselage and engine components scattered across barren terrain
Abandoned car covered in colourful graffiti art parked on a street beneath overgrown trees and industrial structures
Underwater photograph of an encrusted shipwreck on the seabed with a scuba diver illuminating the corroded hull using a bright torch light
Red vintage caravan abandoned in the red sand desert of Monument Valley, with distinctive rock formations visible in the background under a clear blue sky
Rusted and skeletal remains of an abandoned car on a sandy beach beside calm sea under clear sky
Derelict aircraft fuselage with open door and cockpit exposed, abandoned in desert scrubland under blue sky with clouds
Moss-covered abandoned car with a curved steering wheel visible through the open window, nestled amongst fallen logs and forest debris
Heavily rusted and deteriorated streamliner train carriage abandoned on tracks beside an industrial building in misty conditions
Rusted vintage truck cab with open doors and missing engine, abandoned in an arid desert landscape under clear blue sky
Heavily rusted and tilted shipwreck with broken mast and rigging, partially submerged in rocky coastal waters beneath steep mountains
Rusted steam locomotive and carriages abandoned in a desert railway graveyard under a blue sky with wispy clouds
Rusted motorcycle wreck on the seabed covered in sediment, surrounded by small fish swimming above it in darkness
Rusted vintage car partially buried in sandy desert soil surrounded by tall prickly pear cacti and desert structures in background
Rusted hull of an abandoned ship partially submerged in shallow water with a large tree growing from its deck, set against a skyline of modern buildings
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