I’ve visited Detroit, Michigan, just once – in March of 2018. I was there for work, but did manage to get out one evening to get some long exposure shots of the downtown area. This included the iconic General Motors towers, which dominate the skyline. For me, Detroit had a reputation of being somewhat of a depressed city, perhaps unfairly due to its depiction in many post-apocalyptic movies, and even as the subject location of a favourite Dire Straits song! But perhaps fairly given the economic hammering it took in 2008. The cold weather contributed to this perception, and the steam rising up from the drains just perpetuated the cold, north east United States big city feel. That being said, I loved the photographs that I got and would happily visit again. Despite everything, I actually love the energy of these big and very old American metropolis’.
