There were a few reasons for this trip. One, obviously, the chance of photographing a city I have always enjoyed visiting. The others- to meet up with family who lives somewhat nearby and also to attend a Phillies @ Guardians baseball game.
Unfortunately this trip started off pretty rough. Arriving at our hotel, it was filled with mold, the odor of drugs and cigarette smoke, dimly lit with sticky floors, trash lined throughout the hallways and had a parking lot full of trash and broken glass. The staff was awful and we walked right out, only receiving a refund for one of two nights.
Putting that aside, we visited some really good restaurants, stayed in a really nice hotel and saw a great baseball game even though my Phillies lost.
This city has a ton of great photographic opportunities and is filled with friendly people. I even had a cop stop me to exchange IG’s. And another cop stop me threatening to confiscate my camera since I didn’t have a “permit” to be shooting in a particular public building. Right before I was able to go Constitutional on him, he told us he was joking and gave us a really cool history lesson of the market we were in and even gave me some ideas where to shoot.
Overall a bad trip turned awesome!
-Mike
