side by side image of Blake Pfeil standing in front of an abandoned building
The author has explored abandoned places since he was a kid.
  • I explored abandoned spaces as a kid, learning to harness my imagination as a space for healing.
  • When the pandemic hit, I retreated into isolation, and it severely impacted my mental health.
  • I started exploring abandoned places as an adult; I made it a career and it helped my mental health.

As a kid who dreamed of being a professional artist, I spent hours at an abandoned dairy farm near my childhood home.