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
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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
On assignment in Green Lake, Wisconsin
I am glad to say that normal programing is resuming here at K. Dao Photography. My hiatus from the blogsphere has been due in part to a visit from family earlier in the… Continue reading
The raincoats of MONTANAMILAN
Nine months ago, in one of my very early posts, “Fencing and fashion shoots,” I made mention of a standing client who commissioned me for work on her boutique’s catalogue. Ms. Carmen Fredrick… Continue reading
Scènes à faire
Someone once asked me if I ever get tired of photographing around downtown Chicago. “Never,” I quickly responded. Chicago, or any large city for that matter, is like going to a theater showing… Continue reading
North by northeast and west
I wish I had more time and resources to travel. To explore the unfamiliar is a tenet of human existence. Through exploration, an individual transcends from a previous level of thought, knowledge, and experience to… Continue reading
The road to Kenowhere
In a few hours, I will once again be on the road traveling out of Illinois. Mercifully, not Ohio but rather Michigan. Traveling with me will be a contingent of my fencing buddies. … Continue reading
Themes out of randomness
Although street photography is often wrought out of spontaneity and randomness, there is usually some theme of sorts that ties the frames together from a day out shooting. I wish I can declare a more… Continue reading
Knowing no fear
Once again, I have found myself a predicament all too common to myself. I have been spending much more time out and about photographing than sitting at my desk and processing the resulting… Continue reading
Of portraits and steak
I was back out “on assignment” again this weekend. Instead of my usual stomping grounds of a gymnasium filled with the sounds of epee blades clashing and fencers screaming, I found myself on… Continue reading