As automation becomes ever-more common, this determined photographer has traveled thousands of miles to document the eerie beauty of abandoned industrial operations. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





In the works of a photographer named Dave – who goes by Freaktography and never gives out his full name – haunting abandonment leaps from images of discarded machinery, tools and factory essentials. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





On his travels, the photographer has visited the likes of power plants, automotive assembly lines and distilleries, carrying out extensive research in order to discover each site. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





Though he is willing to reveal that the sites are dotted across North America – specifically Canada and the United States – the photographer never discloses the exact locations. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





The reason for this secrecy, Dave said, is to keep such sites free of interference. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





He loves to photograph former industrial locations. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





“The sheer size of them always amazes me – also the symmetry that you see, as everything always lines up perfectly”. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





“But aside from aesthetics and my photographic interests…”. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





“…it always amazes me how the engineers were able to make all of these things work in sync”. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





“In a large power plant, there are machines and gauges and lines and so much going on”. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





“A simple guy like me cannot fathom how they make all of this stuff automated to work together”. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





Going forward, Dave plans to continue his travels across North America, adding to his expanding collection of abandoned places. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





In addition to factories, the Freaktography collection includes haunting looks inside asylums and hospitals, churches and homes. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





Dave says, “These places were once loud, busy and very active – yet they now sit in total silence”. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)





“I hope the viewer sees photos of an automotive assembly plant or power plant and can imagine all that would have been going on in this scene”. (Photo by Freaktography/Caters News Agency)