Japan based hobby photographer Gakuranman (Tremor16 on dpreview forums) has recently published an article on exploring the deserted “Gunkanjima” island (official name: Hashima (端島)), an ancient mining settlement off the coast of Nagasaki prefecture, which has been abandoned several decades ago. During two short trips to the island, he used the Panasonic GF1 + 7-14mm lens to take several stunning pictures on the out- and inside of the heavily dilapidated infrastructure, once housing several thousand workers and their families.

You can find his article on his website.