Time Downtown: City and Culture Diversity

time downtown: Philadelphia is the fifth-most populated city in the United States -- at an estimated population of 1.5 million -- and diverse, with 44% of the population identifying as black or African-American, according to CNN. The Northeastern city is also home to several universities, and it is considered the economic center of Pennsylvania. He spent two days in the historic city, snapping almost 4,000 photographs of its rich culture and diversity. Webb said he spent most of his time downtown, the area surrounding downtown, and North Philadelphia. Read More Photographer Alex Webb"There a presence in Philadelphia compared to how it was in Cleveland," he said. "There more of an actual presence of stuff in the street."Webb also took a photo of Black Lives Matter protests that were happening outside City Hall, where there were about 25 protesters gathered and 10 police officers watching over the scene."Cars were passing by and they were facing cars," he said. "There was a fellow not in the picture on a megaphone that was carrying on a narrative, sometimes poking fun at the cops, sometimes talking about some of the issues."Webb, who was born in San Francisco but raised on the East Coast, has been photographing for 42 years -- longer if you count his years before becoming professional. The city was prepping for the Democratic National Convention, with donkey statues, DNC signs and other related items around the downtown area, Webb said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.