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2020: The Year in Photographs

Monday, December 28, 2020 at 10:22 a.m.

Evan Semón The first homeless sweep of the year on January 15, as the city tried to prevent the spread of trench fever, a condition that also plagued soldiers during World War I. 1/41

Evan Semón Tenia Nelson Trio at Dunbar Kitchen & Tap on January 3, during the short-lived first First Friday Five Points Jazz Hop. 2/41

Evan Semón On January 4, anti-war groups rallied in front of the State Capitol, calling for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq. 3/41

Evan Semón Cardboard Cory made an appearance at the anti-war rally. 4/41

Evan Semón Pete Buttigieg at his first public event in Colorado, on January 8, when supporters jammed the Fillmore Auditorium. 5/41

Evan Semón The 2020 National Western Stock Show Parade moseyed through downtown Denver on January 9. 6/41

Evan Semón U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper, former Denver mayor and former Colorado governor, campaigned in Fort Morgan in January, sampling corn off-loaded into a silo at Keith Bath Farms. 7/41

Evan Semón The 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Marade in Denver. 8/41

Evan Semón Former Vice President Joe Biden at a campaign stop. 9/41

Evan Semón Biden stops for a selfie. 10/41

Evan Semón Bernie Sanders came to the Colorado Convention Center on February 16. 11/41

Evan Semón Bernie supporters in Denver. 12/41

Evan Semón Bernie at the Colorado Convention Center. 13/41

Evan Semón Bernie supporters came out in force. 14/41

Evan Semón President Donald J. Trump stopped in Colorado Springs on February 14 for a “Keep America Great" rally. 15/41

Evan Semón Thousands gathered at the Crowne Plaza Convention Center in February to see Mayor Pete. 16/41

Evan Semón Mayor Pete greets the crowd. 17/41

Evan Semón Thousands of supporters gathered to see Senator Elizabeth Warren at the Fillmore on February 23. 18/41

Evan Semón Senator Warren addresses the crowd. 19/41

Evan Semón Steve Farber, legendary Denver attorney, passed away in March at 76. 20/41

Evan Semón John Hickenlooper at the memorial service for Steve Farber, just days before the state shut down. 21/41

Evan Semón The City of Denver's first press conference announcing a pandemic task force. 22/41

Evan Semón Mayor Michael Hancock announcing the city's plans to fight the coronavirus. 23/41

Evan Semón Denver worker masked up at the original Chubby's, 1231 West 38th Avenue. 24/41

Evan Semón From "Denver Masked," an ongoing 2020 portrait series. 25/41

Evan Semón More masked Denver residents. 26/41

Evan Semón Faith Bible Chapel Hosts a "Drive In" Easter Sunday Service on April 12. 27/41

Evan Semón Faith Bible Chapel's drive-in service. 28/41

Evan Semón Denver's homeless community grew as the pandemic spread. 29/41

Evan Semón Denver police adjust to COVID-19 restrictions, appearing in uniform and in masks. 30/41

Evan Semón From the ongoing "Denver Masked" portrait series. 31/41

Evan Semón The Denver Zoo welcomes its first-ever Greater One-Horned Rhino. 32/41

Evan Semón Law enforcement officers clear out protesters on May 30, the third day of demonstrations. 33/41

Evan Semón Day three of the Denver protests. 34/41

Evan Semón Day three of the Denver protests. 35/41

Evan Semón The aftermath of the protests. 36/41

Evan Semón On August 30, the first anniversary of Elijah McClain's death, the March Against Racism & Police Violence started at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library in Aurora. 37/41

Evan Semón Colorado welcomes the new junior senator for Colorado, John Hickenlooper. 38/41

Evan Semón Yet another homeless sweep in the 600 block of Sherman Street on November 19. 39/41

Evan Semón The traditional Parade of Lights was redesigned for COVID. 40/41

Evan Semón The Parade of Lights consisted of floats that remained stuck in place...like much of 2020. 41/41

2020: The Year in Photographs

This started off like most years in Colorado, with the traditional Stock Show parade and the Martin Luther King Marade; in February came a parade of presidential candidates. Then COVID changed everything, locking down the state even as demonstrations broke out downtown over incidents of racist policing. By the end of the year, the country had a new president-elect and Colorado had a new junior senator...but many of the same old problems, including increased homelessness.

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