There are various opinions regarding using abandoned buildings / post-industrial settings as backgrounds: the philosophical points (i.e., comparisons between life & death / youth &decay etc.) have certainly become cliches. Nonetheless, there is a rich amalgam of texture, color and contrast available in these places and that’s a driving factor. The genre has gained a lot of popularity with the advent of  urban exploration (“urbex”) and has definitely been overblown, but here are a few shots I particularly like.
(Various artists, credited as available)

 

 

 

 

Luca Donnini: www.corpus.lucadonnini.it

 

 

Alexey Dubinsky: www.alexeydubinsky.com

 

 

 

 

Peter Scott: www.the-magic-atelier-of-the-mind.tumblr.com

 

Justin Gill: www.justingillphoto.com

 

 

Sven Tiedemann: www.sven-tiedemann.de