A guard at the dying Northgate Mall in Durham told me to shoot the empty food court from the second floor, and he was right

Phoenix Chen · 2026-10-12T00:20:02.781927+00:00

I used to get down on the tile and shoot storefronts head on, and every photo came out flat and boring. This guy named Ray who still works security there walked over and said the good stuff is up top, so I went to the second floor by the old Sears and shot down at the food court and it looked ten times better. Now I always hunt for a high spot before I pull out my camera. Do you all shoot from the top level or do you stay on the ground floor?

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A guard at the dying Northgate Mall in Durham told me to shoot the empty food court from the second floor, and he was right | Dead Mall Explorers - Librear