Mirage77

I think these photographers are going for the extremes and for the most controversial, which gets the most eyeballs as well as the most street cred.

Personally, I feel that if these pictures tell a story, and don't intrude into the forgotten spaces that once used to reign supreme in their place, they are OK. After all, sharing such stories and memories would only serve to extend our appreciation for what we have now.

Sometimes, media attention on such things have degraded the photographed site so extensively that it is highly regrettable to have exposed it in the first place.