Rant: Always sped by the crumbling plaza, but a detour for pictures totally shifted my take...

I just saw decay and gloom... but finding beauty in the peeling paint and silent escalators hooked me. Now I go out with my camera every few weeks, and the way sun hits abandoned kiosks is oddly peaceful.

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tyler36811d ago

Wait, the post wasn't really about quiet places though... it was more about seeing something beautiful where you only saw ruin before. That's a pretty big shift.

lilyf7411d ago

Totally get this shift in how you see things. Used to pass by old spots and just think they were sad and empty. Picking up a camera made me notice the small stuff, like cracks in concrete or rust patterns, and it flipped a switch. Now those quiet places feel more like a weird, calm escape than something to avoid.