Editor's Note: Award-winning photographer Joeff Davis is an old hand at covering political conventions (I think this one's his sixth). CL Tampa (along with our sister papers Creative Loafing Atlanta, where he's based, and the Nashville Scene) is getting the benefit of his fine eye in Cleveland and in Philly this summer.
Here are a few of his shots of Cleveland and its Quicken Loans Arena as preparations began Sunday for today's RNC launch.