Factory / Ruin photos

I don't know if it's a world trend but in Japan beautiful factory photos are popular since several years ago.
This is a site made by a professional photographer who has published a photo book which has pictures of only industrial complexes.
http://www.kasako.com/0802keihinfoto.html

And ruin photos are getting popular as well.
Maybe he is not a professional photographer but his pictures are awesome.
http://urasoku.blog106.fc2.com/blog-entry-530.html

If you've seen "life after people" and you liked it, you'll also like these.