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Series Story KINUGAWA KAN MAY 2026
Kinugawa Kan: A Century of Change in Kinugawa Onsen
Kinugawa Kan opened on 31 December 1942 on the Kinugawa River gorge. The first major ryokan in Kinugawa Onsen to fall in the post-bubble era, in June 1999. A photo...
Wangi Power Station: The Years Gone By
Eleven storeys of brick on the western shore of Lake Macquarie, built by 1,000 men and run for...
21 photographs · 12 min read
Why the calendars stay where they are
Woolla is a hand-built hut on the Deua River near Braidwood. The Davis family lived here from 1927...
37 photographs · 8 min read
What I Learned Shooting Hotel Motel 101
Ever wondered where the idea for Hotel Motel 101 came from? Well, here's a bit of an insight...
19 photographs · 10 min read
Kandos Cement Works: Ninety-Five Years in the Valley
Cement production at Kandos began in August 1916, in a valley in the central west of New South...
7 photographs · 3 min read
Industrial Photography in Sydney: White Bay and Eveleigh
Sydney's industrial heritage is concentrated in a band of suburbs that ring the inner harbour: Rozelle, Eveleigh, Pyrmont,...
24 photographs · 2 min read
Bradmill Denim: Inside the Yarraville Mill
The first time I walked through a gap in a fence and into an abandoned building, it was...
24 photographs · 3 min readBehind the lens
Behind-the-scenes photography and field notes from each location shoot.
Behind the Lens: Wangi Power Station
The turbine hall is the most readable room I've worked in. No machinery on the floor, just the structure: riveted steel frame,...
Behind the Lens: White Bay Power Station
Brett Patman on working inside White Bay Power Station. The thirty-metre boilerhouse, the overhead cranes, and photographing a building that is open...
Available Light
Brett Patman on working with available light in abandoned buildings. Tripods, slow shutter speeds, and why waiting is part of the process.
How I Find the Places
Brett Patman on finding locations for the series. Heritage registers, Google Maps, and the long work of turning a single visit into...
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What Makes a Photograph of an Abandoned Building Worth Hanging
Industrial Photography in Sydney: White Bay and Eveleigh
Bradmill Denim: Inside the Yarraville Mill
Callan Park: A Century of Institutional Life in Rozelle
Callan Park in Rozelle has been used for the treatment of mental illness since 1878. Victorian sandstone pavilions,...
Lost Collective in The Guardian, May 2019
I was asked by The Guardian if I could write a photo essay for them. Read on here...
Neon Signs and the Places They Live
I love neon signs. I love how the bright colours cut through the night and transform any scene...
My experience working with ball mills
Bankstown RSL: Commercial Real Estate feature
Before its demolition, Bankstown RSL was a vibrant community hub. Lost Collective captured its final moments, preserving the...
Brett Patman on 7News Sydney
Lost Collective was featured on 7News Sydney, where Brett Patman shared the story behind his photography of abandoned...
Callan Park Stories
I was invited to give a talk at the NSW Writers Centre as part of the event 'Callan...
Mungo Scott Flour Mill in News Local
I recently spoke to News Local about my photos taken from the Mungo Scott Flour Mill which is...
Mitsubishi Minami-Ōyūbari Station
The Mitsubishi Minami-Oyubari station is one of the remaining examples of the Mitsubishi mining empire in the Sorachi...
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