URBEX

2.1M followers watching what the world left behind.

2.1MTikTok Followers
15.7%Avg. Engagement
380M+Total Views
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— 05:47 AM —
Pre-Departure

Everything packed.
Nothing left behind.

Camera gear and headlamp laid out on motel bed before urban exploration expedition

Motel 6, outside Detroit. 5am.

Camera equipment including DSLR and wide angle lens for urban photography

Sony A7IV + Sigma 14mm. The whole kit.

Headlamp and flashlight equipment used for dark interior urban exploration photography

Two headlamps. One always fails.

TikTok recording setup with phone and stabilizer for social media content creation

TikTok rig. 4K60. Stabilized.

"Every expedition starts the same way. Motel room. Pre-dawn. Gear on the bed. The question isn't whether I'll get the shot — it's whether the building is still standing."

Standard Kit — Feb 2026

Sony A7IVPrimary camera
Sigma 14mm f/1.8Wide interiors
Nitecore HC65 v2Main headlamp
DJI OM6TikTok stabilizer
Rode Wireless GOField audio

22

Expeditions Completed

Across 14 states and 3 countries. Zero injuries. One arrest (charges dropped).


— 07:23 AM —
The Approach

The audience
comes for the danger,
stays for the story.

4.8M

Packard Plant, Detroit

Views in 72 hours. 847K saves. The algorithm can't look away from decay.

5.1M

Six Flags, New Orleans

Highest single-video views to date. 2 brand DMs within 6 hours of posting.

68%

Audience Demographics

18–34. 54% male, 46% female. High index for outdoor gear, streetwear, travel.

70%

Creator-Led CTR vs. Standard Ads

Higher click-through rate. 159% higher engagement for same CPM spend. Per TikTok internal data.

← Margin note

"The most requested collab type: outdoor gear, worn in context. Not in a studio. Not posed. In a crumbling Soviet factory at midnight."

NPackard Plant4.8M viewsGary Works3.2M viewsBethlehem Steel2.9M viewsSix Flags5.1M viewsBannerman Castle1.8M viewsJoliet Prison3.7M views22 expeditions · 2024–2026 · All locations scouted independently

↑ Expedition log — handcrafted from field notes


— 11:08 AM —
Inside
Dark abandoned grand hall interior illuminated by flashlight beam, crumbling architecture and broken windows

Packard Automotive Plant

Detroit, Michigan — 2025

f/1.8 · 1/60s · ISO 6400

Flashlight beam cutting through darkness in abandoned Soviet factory interior with rusted machinery

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone · 2025

Crumbling grand staircase in abandoned mansion with peeling paint and broken windows letting in light

Abandoned Mansion · Gary, Indiana · 2025

Wide shot of abandoned industrial factory floor with rusted equipment and broken skylights

Bethlehem Steel · Pennsylvania · 2024

Brands that
went somewhere real.

Field Note #001

Outdoor Gear Brand

3-video series

Headlamp integrated naturally into Chernobyl exploration footage. No script. No product placement feel.

3.2M

Combined views

+340%

Brand search lift

Field Note #002

Detroit Tourism Board

Tourism campaign

"Decay is a destination" — Packard Plant series drove 18% increase in heritage tourism enquiries.

4.8M

Views, 72hrs

18%

Tourism lift

Field Note #003

Streetwear Label

Long-term

12-month partnership. Clothing worn in context — not posed. Audience adopted the brand as authentic exploration gear.

8.9M

Series total

$2.4M

Attributed GMV


— 11:42 PM —
The Edit

Midnight edit.
Posted before dawn.

tiktok.com/studio — @urbex · 2.1M followers

5.1M

Six Flags

4.8M

Packard

3.7M

Joliet

3.2M

Gary Works

2.9M

Bethlehem

2.4M

Chernobyl

Every video edited same-night. Posted within 18 hours of entry. Authentic or nothing.

"The numbers aren't the point. But they're what you'll want to show your CMO."

Views per video (M) — Aug 2025 to Feb 2026

1.2M
1.8M
2.4M
3.1M
4.8M
3.9M
5.1M
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb

Avg. engagement rate (%)

8.2%9.1%10.4%11.8%14.2%12.9%15.7%

2.8M

Avg. Views/Video

8.4%

Save Rate

3.2%

Comment Rate

4.1%

Share Rate


— Expeditions Open —

Pitch an
Expedition
Together.

The best partnerships happen when a brand gives a creator a location and gets out of the way. Tell us where you want to go. We'll figure out how to get in.

Brand Sponsorship

Gear, apparel, or equipment in context. No scripts.

Documentary Feature

Long-form expedition content. Streaming-ready.

Tourism Campaign

Post-industrial cities. Decay as destination.

Replies within 48 hours. Always personal.

Not ready to pitch? Browse the numbers first.