detroit self portrait

There's a difference between a sacred place and a paradise. Detroit is not a paradise, but it is a sacred place. It has beauty, but its flaws are plain and it embraces its rough reputation. It is human, the very thing that makes it sacred. It thrives, it struggles, it fights with itself, and it shouts loudly to the world that Detroit matters.

 

This image is taken from a People Mover station in downtown Detroit, a structure that represents both advancement and disappointment. It is Detroit and it is my self-portrait.

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