The philosopher-turned-photographer sat down with Observer to discuss what it means to be a photographer, landscape photography as a form of documentation and the complex relationship between humans and decaying urban spaces.

Steven Seidenberg, Untitled, from The Architecture of Silence: Abandoned Lives of the Italian South.

A photograph of an abandoned interior with cracked, stained walls, three open doorways and a floor covered in thick, dried mud.

Interview: Photographer Steven Seidenberg On Capturing Temporality and Decay

The philosopher-turned-photographer sat down with Observer to discuss what it means to be a photographer, landscape photography as a form of documentation and the complex relationship between humans and decaying urban spaces.