Marchand Meffre Photography: The Ruins Of Detroit

Packard Motors Plant, Detroit William Livingstone House, Detroit

Detroit enjoyed a glittering, prosperous period as America's 'Motor City' in the early years of the 20th century; union disputes, riots and the decline of the US motor industry (and in particular General Motors) all contributed to the city's gradual descent into mass unemployment and poverty.

The Ruins Of Detroit is a thought provoking series of images by French photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, taken among the abandoned and decaying architecture of this shrinking city.