Ghost Town

Walking through the high streets of the city centre, you become part of the sea of people, the waves effortlessly moving with one another, going in and out of the various shops—the sounds of conversations filling the air. However, through time, the sea of people filling the streets disperse, becoming far and few between. Shops that once had a constant flow of customers now adorn 'To Let' signs as they close their doors one last time. The street becomes a shell of what it was once before.

My project 'Ghost Town' is documenting the current issue that the high streets of Wolverhampton City Centre are facing, the ever-falling footfall affecting the experience and lives of the business owners and the customers. By sourcing archival photographs from the Wolverhampton City Archive and the first-hand accounts of business owners involved, I visually convey the impact the issue is causing on the high streets.