I got a brand new pair of roller of roller skates,
you got a brand new key

So sang Melanie. Though we often focus on the new and shiny there is amazing beauty in the decayed, the corroded, the rusted and it can make images of those items so much more compelling and interesting.

Consider the textures and colors in an abandoned, dilapidated factory or prison, the rust on an old bike, contrasting plaster and lathing on a corroded wall and the myriad of possible captures in a junkyard. Neighborhoods, disparagingly called “run down”, are treasure troves of “decayed” tumble down houses, “corroded” discarded toys, “rusted” cars, trash cans and so on.

Decay, Corrosion, Rust…. can take many forms; black and white, color, abstract – all photographic media are welcome.

As with all NYC4PA calls, all 2D photographic art is accepted.