JOURNAL

Field notes, project diaries and behind-the-scenes from Italy, Portugal and beyond.

Where I record the work between sessions: locations I keep returning to, frames I'm proud of, the technical and the personal.
Abandoned Buildings, Urbex, Liminal Spaces Mario Vastola Abandoned Buildings, Urbex, Liminal Spaces Mario Vastola

ABOUT LIMINAL SPACES AND LIMINAL PHOTOGRAPHY

The word liminal comes from the Latin limen, meaning threshold.
To be in a liminal space is to stand at the edge of something new — not quite where you were, not yet where you’re going. It can be physical, emotional, or spiritual.

Abandoned places embody this perfectly. They once had purpose; now they linger between decay and rebirth. They invite curiosity, nostalgia and a strange sense of stillness.

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