When I share a new photographer’s (or anyone’s) work on this blog, I guess the ultimate hope is that they might get in contact one day with the news that they just had a sold out show or scored a publishing deal for their own book. Well recently, that hope finally became a reality when my favourite urbex photographer dropped me a note to tell me that not only had he released a book, but he’d included me in his credits for the early exposure which helped cascade his work into other media. I connected with Shane Thoms’ work because he’s a storyteller above all, whether it’s through his lens or with words. His collection of rare adventures are the result of true research and careful curation and I tip my hat to him. In celebration of his new book, I wanted to share another of his adventures, featured in his new book. And so now, I’ll hand the mic over to Shane…
