Desiree Kane/Kevin Beatty
Who says you need a big camera to be a true urban explorer? Desiree Kane is known for capturing the most artistic yet gritty images with her iPhone. Take, for example, this shot she took at an old arcade off I-85 on the South Carolina border. “Mobile phones have given access to places that even the human eye, let alone a full-sized camera lens, can’t reach,” Kane says. “I love to shove my phone in between wood panels boarding up windows, in keyholes to see what’s on the other side, and under things I otherwise couldn’t see under because the space is so tiny. I love having this kind of access. It makes me feel like a secret agent.”