Windy City Fencing SYC 2015, Day 2 | The light strikes back
It has been four weeks since the Windy City Fencing SYC. Since then, I had been culling and editing the large volume of photographs I made, one day at a time. I had… Continue reading
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Weekend zen
Life is about balance. From the physiological process of homeostasis to emotional and mental stability, balance is a necessity to a human being. That is why the weekend before last, despite being in… Continue reading
Windy City SYC 2015, Day 1 | The suffering of light
I sincerely hope that I do not offended Mr. Alex Webb by subtitling this post after one of his books. Regular readers here know that I make no attempts to hide the fact that… Continue reading
SYC debriefing
It has been three days since I wrapped up perhaps the longest and most physically demanding shoot I have done to date: the first Windy City Fencing Super Youth Circuit (SYC). While two-day… Continue reading
The story of the 2014 Remenyik
Photography is a type of communication. It is a method through which the creator of an image conveys some message. Whether it is a simple snapshot to act as a reminder note, a… Continue reading
Twenty six point two
I prefer individual sports over team sports. This is due in part to my own maverick personality. To that, however, I also hold much higher respect to the human spirit and qualities of… Continue reading
Eclipse of the Republic
On 30 October 1893, the World’s Columbian Exposition (or The Chicago World’s Fair) closed after a six month celebration of Christopher Columbus’s arrival to the New World 400 years before (401 years, actually,… Continue reading
Only human
After a five month hiatus, I finally returned to the fencing scene this weekend photographing the two-day Remenyik Regional Open Circuit tournament at Northwestern University. Although the new fencing season began months ago,… Continue reading
Two Become One
Throughout the past few years, upon introducing myself as a photographer it was rather common for people to assume that I was, by virtue, a wedding photographer. Awkwardness often ensued after I would… Continue reading
The Great Chicago Fire and the not-so-great festival
It has been nearly a fortnight since my thirty-first birthday. I am still mentally absorbing the impact of growing older, though, as I balance out the negatives and the positives. Fortunately, the balance… Continue reading
Summer reflections
While I had known fully for some time now that autumn is upon us in Chicago, it did not hit me fully until yesterday afternoon. As I walked around Grant Park downtown with… Continue reading
A tale of two music festivals
My musical taste is a bit eclectic. The artists in my iTunes library range from Amy Winehouse to Ludwig van Beethoven to Garbage to The Dubliners to Katy Perry to The Rolling Stones. … Continue reading
Living legend
The past week has been a rather productive and inspirational one photographically, despite the fact that I did not pick up an actual camera until the weekend itself. I am glad to say… Continue reading
Failure is not an option
One does not simply photograph the moon. It is rather not uncommon to see throughout social media a plethora of grainy images showing a small white dot in a darken sky with a… Continue reading
By land and by sea
The month of July seemed to have flew by like a bat out hell for me (sans a fiery motorcycle crash). The combination of the many things I had mentioned in the previous… Continue reading