Present day Downtown Denver lies where Denver City was originally founded in 1858 as a gold mining settlement. Instead of being drawn by the promise of material wealth, I was lured to this urban center to immerse myself in humanity and modern civilization. Since 2021, I've consistently journeyed Downtown aiming to experience a vivid urban reality on the streets with my digital camera. Living about a 45-minute drive away, at times, I often found myself hesitant to create work in the streets of my own town and often looked elsewhere.

Geographically, Colorado is largely a rural state filled with mountains, desert, and grassy plains and in most areas, one can easily see vast swaths of blue sky stretching to the horizon. I was addicted to urban density, dropping into the maze of concrete illuminated by the golden high-altitude sunlight casting a theatrical glow over the streets. A diverse cast from a multitude of backgrounds navigated the grid below in a form of organized chaos.

While nature often provides a sense of tranquility and rejuvenation, I questioned whether the urban intensity of Downtown Denver would deplete my energy.   On the contrary, exposing myself to a greater range of humanity and sociological depth fed my energy and heightened my senses.  As a bi-racial person, on some level it was comforting to engage with others due to the dominant cultural homogeneity found in my daily life.