Why I began asking questions instead of just taking photos

I used to only capture images when I went to abandoned shopping centers. Then I made a habit to speak with old workers, and I realized how much community was lost. Has anyone else found that listening changes what you learn?

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elizabeth10710d ago

Actually, that's a really good point. I used to just snap pictures of empty buildings too (they looked cool, you know). But then I talked to someone who ran a diner in one for thirty years, and it totally changed how I see those places. Now I hear stories in the quiet, and it's sad but way more real. An empty food court feels different when you know about the kids who hung out there after school.

avery_torres4910d ago

@elizabeth107, it's funny how places gain ghosts of memories once we learn their past, a pattern everywhere.

wells.parker3d ago

Ever wonder if the ghosts in those quiet places miss us too?