35mm glass, snow, and gluhwein
It felt great to hit the streets again with my lenses, and as much as I enjoy hunting for light at night as I have been in my past few outings, It was… Continue reading
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The waiting | The 2013 Remenyik Open
I shot with film perhaps only once in my life, and was on my father’s old Canon SLR camera. I grew up around film, though, as part of a generation to see the… Continue reading
A cold reality
All doubt of winter’s arrival vanished today as the sharp cold sub-20° F air swept through the Chicago streets downtown. Despite this, Chicagoans—being no strangers to such conditions—were out in full force… Continue reading
Beat it
It is often wise to pack up one’s photo gear only well after leaving the scene of a shoot, as one never knows when a decisive moment will present itself. I have had… Continue reading
This is madness! No, this is BLACK FRIDAY!
Last night, I documented the crowds lining up in front of retail stores downtown as the holiday tradition of Black Friday officially spilled over to Thanksgiving Thursday. (See here.) Despite mountains of work… Continue reading
Rule-breaking, menorahs, and Charlie Brown
I broke one of my own photographic rules tonight. When I began doing street photography, I formulated a set of rules to follow, one of which is to not photographic the homeless out… Continue reading
Remember Remember Chicago in November
Earlier this month, I began a small project of documenting autumn around the city, in particular from various viewpoints and locations. At least I attempted to, anyways, as I eventually got caught up… Continue reading
Autumnocolypse now!
Three weeks ago, my friend Adam Barbanell, a fellow fencer, photographer, and fencing photographer, invited me to accompany him on a photo-trek through the Morton Arboretum out west in Lisle, Illinois. He had… Continue reading
Midnight hunting
Originally, I had planned on spending this weekend at home, resting and working at my leisure on my couch. It has been a particularly long and wearing week—or rather several weeks—with inundating and… Continue reading