Hashima Island
Details of this ruined island off the coast of Japan have been doing the rounds recently due to it’s inclusion in the latest James Bond film, Skyfall. Apparently the actual film was shot at Pinewood but the wider opening scenes of the island were shot on location.
Although I’ve often posted about photos showing urban decay or “ruin porn”* before I have slight problem with the glorification of the subject matter. However I’m posting this as the short documentary offers a moving account of someone returning to the island after growing up as a child there as well as it being such an unusual context.
*Not my phrase or choice of words.