Stalker is a documentary photography archive covering abandoned places across 50+ countries, built since 2016. The images, texts and research contained in this archive are available for licensing and institutional collaboration under the terms described below.
Image Licensing
All photographs published on this site are original work by Jacopo Agostini and are protected by copyright. Unauthorised reproduction, commercial use or redistribution is not permitted.
Images are available for licensing for the following uses:
- Editorial (press, magazines, online publications)
- Academic and educational (books, journals, theses, exhibitions)
- Documentary and film production
- Architectural and heritage research
Licensing requests are evaluated individually. Write to abbandonedme@gmail.com with the subject line Image licensing request, specifying the image(s), intended use, publication and print run or reach.
Institutional Collaboration
Stalker is open to collaboration with universities, research centres, museums, cultural foundations, and documentary projects that work on themes of industrial heritage, post-socialist space, memory, depopulation, and urban transformation.
Previous and ongoing collaborations include academic publications (Routledge, Globalizations), exhibition contexts in Italy, Latvia and India, and NGO documentation work across Europe and Asia.
If you are developing a research project, exhibition or publication that intersects with the archive’s scope, get in touch.
Press and Media
Journalists and documentary filmmakers working on stories related to urban exploration, abandoned heritage or post-industrial landscapes are welcome to contact Stalker for interviews, image requests or background research.
Write to abbandonedme@gmail.com with the subject line Press inquiry.
Educational Use
Teachers, lecturers and researchers may use a limited selection of images for non-commercial educational purposes (lectures, course materials, academic presentations) with proper attribution: Photo © Jacopo Agostini / urbexstalker.com.
For any use beyond a single classroom or seminar context, a formal licensing request is required.
Contact
For all licensing and collaboration enquiries: abbandonedme@gmail.com
Response time is typically 3–5 working days.