My Canadian friend Holly was in town last month, and, since had never explored Chicago, we made plans to meet up for a day of shooting. She had also found out about an abandoned, but still accessible, stretch of Route 66. It was shut down to vehicular traffic a few years ago as an adjacent … Continue reading Get Yer Kicks
It is a perverse irony that when life gets hard, be it from overwork or depression, the very things that provide succor and distraction can lose their appeal. So it became, for me, with photography. It has been half a year since I’ve posted anything here, and what better way to get off the schneid … Continue reading A Winter’s Campus
Last weekend I visited this old cemetery located on the far north side of Chicago. Like its better known counterpart, Graceland, it is the final resting place of many famous Chicagoans. On the morning we were there, its leafy, park-like setting attracted many joggers and others just out for a stroll, as well as a … Continue reading Rosehill Cemetery
Last month, right around the peak of the autumn colors, we visited Chicago’s most storied graveyard. Walking through Graceland is a bit like a crash course in the who’s who of Chicago history. Every so often you will see a grave and think, “oh, so that’s where that street name came from.” Wikipedia has a … Continue reading Graceland Cemetery
Chicagoans like to complain about spring. It goes straight from winter’s cold to summer heat, they say, as if unaware that the couple months of fluctuating temperatures, frequent rain, and gusty winds is, in fact, what spring looks like in the Midwest. It’s as if people expect our dark and raw winters should immediately give … Continue reading Springtime
A bleak December sun rises over Lake Michigan and the crumbling ore walls at the site of the former U.S. Steel plant. Continue reading US Steel Sunrise
Some scenes culled from a recent deep dive into years of photographs. All from around Chicago, all of places to which you go precisely because you shouldn’t. Continue reading That Toddlin’ Town
A tentative project has me going through most of my digital photos, going back almost a decade. It’s a humbling experience. But weeding through many older shots with a more experienced eye can yield pleasant surprises. Below find a gallimaufry composed of photos originally overlooked or entirely reworked from scratch, further curated in the style … Continue reading Through a Glass, Gallimaufry
Chicago, my hometown, is flat. This lack of topographical drama can be a bit boring, to be sure, but can make for some nice panoramic photos if that’s what you’re looking for. Here’s a few shots from the south and southeast sides from a recent trip. Continue reading Flatlands
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