Architecture is one of photography’s favourite subjects. Buildings, bridges and other structures pose a nice challenge for the photographer: how to make something rigid and motionless appear interesting and new. Playing with lines, perspectives, shapes and light means that no two pictures look the same. In this respect, tunnels are some of the most fun structures to play around with for photographers. The perspective of depth draws the viewer in, there are plenty of curved and straight lines to work with, and the light can variably create an eerie, mysterious or hopeful effect. Here are some of the most transfixing examples in our database.
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Down the Rabbit Hole: 27 Transfixing Images of Tunnels
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This tunnel with cast-iron walls is probably a disused part of the London Underground.
This tunnel with cast-iron walls is probably a disused part of the London Underground. Read less
by Tony Sellen
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Despite warnings not to, many cyclists use the Greenwich foot tunnel, as it’s one of only a handful of ways to cross the river in east London.
Despite warnings not to, many cyclists use the Greenwich foot tunnel, as it’s one of only a handful of ways to cross the river in east London. Read less
The viewer gets sucked into this picture of a tunnel, taken at speed with a motion blur.
The viewer gets sucked into this picture of a tunnel, taken at speed with a motion blur. Read less
by Hafiz Ismail
A girl is silhouetted against the literal light at the end of the tunnel in this picture.
A girl is silhouetted against the literal light at the end of the tunnel in this picture. Read less
by Isac Wetterö
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A very long underground passage looks eerie in the neon lamplight.
A very long underground passage looks eerie in the neon lamplight. Read less
An abandoned railway tunnel in the south of France provides straight and curved lines for the photographer to play with.
An abandoned railway tunnel in the south of France provides straight and curved lines for the photographer to play with. Read less
Train tracks and pipelines pull in the viewer’s gaze in this sinister picture.
Train tracks and pipelines pull in the viewer’s gaze in this sinister picture. Read less
This beautifully carved and warmly lit passage in Yogyakarta Palace in Indonesia looks very welcoming.
This beautifully carved and warmly lit passage in Yogyakarta Palace in Indonesia looks very welcoming. Read less
A long series of red gates at the Inari shrine in Tokyo forms a curved tunnel.
A long series of red gates at the Inari shrine in Tokyo forms a curved tunnel. Read less
by Bussarakam
The Space Tunnel in the Atomium in Brussels, with its neon lights, really does give visitors the feeling that they’re ascending into the Space Station.
The Space Tunnel in the Atomium in Brussels, with its neon lights, really does give visitors the feeling that they’re ascending into the Space Station. Read less
by Nick Powell
This narrow tunnel in York nonetheless tries to provide space for cyclists and pedestrians.
This narrow tunnel in York nonetheless tries to provide space for cyclists and pedestrians. Read less
An unidentified, high and narrow tunnel in rough stone in Italy.
An unidentified, high and narrow tunnel in rough stone in Italy. Read less
Moss and graffiti appear to cover the walls of this passage in an abandoned train station in Spain.
Moss and graffiti appear to cover the walls of this passage in an abandoned train station in Spain. Read less
This tunnel is really a walkway over railway tracks, with dedicated bicycle parking spaces.
This tunnel is really a walkway over railway tracks, with dedicated bicycle parking spaces. Read less
The London Bridge and Waterloo areas of London have many railway arches and tunnels, that form an ideal backdrop for eerie urban exploring.
The London Bridge and Waterloo areas of London have many railway arches and tunnels, that form an ideal backdrop for eerie urban exploring. Read less
by John See
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This fairly narrow tunnel with its ridged walls creates a claustrophobic effect.
This fairly narrow tunnel with its ridged walls creates a claustrophobic effect. Read less
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