Josh Box, an urban explorer and Birmingham native, began his journey documenting abandoned mines in 2003. His goal is to showcase the history and share the beauty of an industry that built an entire city from the underground up. With the support of his wife, April, and three children, Hayden, Kian, and Evan, he traverses these dangerous chambers to give people a glimpse of what most have never seen.
Underground Birmingham: Images from Birmingham’s Iron Ore Mines takes the reader on a pictorial journey deep into the cold, dark and long abandoned mining tunnels that are now buried and...