~ Monochrome Madness: Capturing the Essence of Old Ruins ~

Sarah @ Travel with me is the host for this week’s Monochrome Madness.

There is something about old ruins of houses and castles that look better in monochrome. The first photos of these buildings would have been in black and white anyway! I’ve put together a small gallery for the theme this week.

My feature photo is the Ruins of St. Paul’s, Macau. A 17th century catholic religious complex.

I love walking through old buildings and ruins and touching the walls and stones. It makes me stop and wonder about what went on before, who walked on these floors and touched these walls.

Gjirokaster Castle, Albania

Butrint National Park, Albania

I had fun editing the above photo with the Snapseed App. I think I used the retro filter and a frame that makes it look like an old negative.

A bleak looking Alcatraz, USA

A depressing building to say the least! There was not much colour in there anyway.

The above two photos were taken a few years ago and the collapse of the house looks like it had happened recently. In actual fact it has been left like this since 1968, when there was a massive earthquake. The homestead was owned by the Snooke family and dated back to 1904. Alice Snooke managed to rescue her 2 year daughter from the ruins and lived to tell the tale.

Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh

Stonehenge, England

“OLD BUILDINGS ARE LIKE A BOOK. YOU CAN OPEN IT AND READ THE HISTORY OF A PLACE, OF A PEOPLE, OF A CIVILIZATION”
RICHARD HENRIQUEZ

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Author: Alison

Hi A nanny of two and a mum of two adult children, mum to two fur babies and wife of one. I love to travel and up until recently travelled the world, now exploring Western Australia! I play bridge, board games, read dance and blog in my spare time. View all posts by Alison

14 thoughts on “~ Monochrome Madness: Capturing the Essence of Old Ruins ~”

Delightful gallery

Alison says:

October 1, 2025 at 4:29 pm

Thanks Sheree ☺️

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Great post Alison, with so much variety! You’ve really captured the atmosphere to be felt among ruins 🙂 I love what you’ve done with the Butrint National Park shot and also the edit on the Holyrood Abbey one. That collapsed house is quite a sight too – it’s good to know the residents escaped OK.