The Industrial Archive
The Industrial Archive documents working and former industrial sites with a focus on context, process, and architecture. Each report combines on-site photography with notes about company history, production spaces, and demolition or transformation progress over time.
Use the archive to browse by sector, region, company profile, or project stage. The structure is designed for repeat visits: clear categories, visual consistency, and reports that are easy to compare across industries and years.
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On-site documentation from industrial plants, workshops, and production facilities.
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Factories close, mines flood, and turbine halls go silent—but their stories don’t have to fade.
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Photography workflow, documentation methods, and practical field equipment notes.
February 19, 2026
During our stay in northern Sweden, we were invited to visit the LKAB Visitor Centre in Kiruna and experience one of the world’s most advanced underground iron ore mines. The Kiruna mine is the largest underground iron ore mine in the world, and seeing it from the inside offered a unique perspective on Swedish steel […]
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April 5, 2025
Explore the latest demolition progress at Voerde Power Station with new drone photos showing the dismantled machine halls of Blocks 1 & 2, ongoing turbine removal in Blocks A & B, and asbestos removal efforts.
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March 26, 2025
Discover the K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH site in Rheinberg, Germany—home to one of the country’s key rock salt mines. Learn about its mining shafts, vacuum salt production, and operations.
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March 2, 2025
Explore SSAB Luleå’s Blast Furnace 3 with industrial photos & insights on its operations, upgrades, and future in fossil-free steel.
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November 17, 2024
The construction of the new Awirs power station is moving ahead at an impressive pace. I recently drove past the site and captured some images of the newly installed turbine and the boiler house. It’s remarkable how quickly things are coming together—what was just a foundation a few months ago is now a fully assembled […]
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August 28, 2024
Kraftverk Tyssedal, located in the rugged landscape of western Norway, is a landmark of early hydroelectric power generation. Constructed between 1906 and 1918, the facility played a crucial role in Norway’s industrialization, converting the region’s abundant water resources into electricity. The power station’s operations were vital to industries such as aluminum production, which required vast […]
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