From monochrome to Kodachrome
With spring finally emerging from the long and dragged out winter, Chicagoans have been taking advantage of the warming weather. No more evident was this than this weekend as people bathed themselves… Continue reading
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Emergence
For the first time in a good bloody while, I managed to retreat from my desk, my MacBook, and my work for a little bit the other day on Tuesday and escaped to… Continue reading
No mask
I get bored easily. I was explaining to someone yesterday that I have an intense need to pursue many activities and interests, for if I myself were to be a one-track, singleminded… Continue reading
Flaking out
The past fortnight has seen a disturbing trend on my part of actual photographing and very little post-processing work at my desk. While my lenses have been put to constant use on nearly… Continue reading
“Life’s like a box of chocolates . . . “
Magnum photographer Martin Parr once said, “All photography is propaganda.” While that much is true to some respect, I wish to make an exception here. Before I go further, I want to make… Continue reading
The winter then
I recall two months ago in December how excited I was that winter had arrived, so much so that I was out photographing almost daily. More joyful days those were. Now, however, like… Continue reading
Horsing about | Day 3: Dragon shoot
The weekend past saw three days of profuse photographic activity spanning four locations, four cameras, five lenses, two eyes, and one photographer of questionable sanity. Because of how extensive that weekend was, I… Continue reading
Horsing about | Day 2: Advance retreat
The weekend past saw three days of profuse photographic activity spanning four locations, four cameras, five lenses, two eyes, and one photographer of questionable sanity. Because of how extensive that weekend was, I… Continue reading
Horsing about | Day 1: Chuc mung nam moi!
The weekend past saw three days of profuse photographic activity spanning four locations, four cameras, five lenses, two eyes, and one photographer of questionable sanity. Because of how extensive that weekend was, I… Continue reading
“It distresses us to return work which is not perfect”
The late Peter O’Toole once brought in a beloved jacket to the cleaners to remove the Guinness, blood, and marmalade stains from a night out drinking. After a week or so, the cleaners… Continue reading
Of burgers and beer
Street photography is an art of extremes in many ways. As such, it can be hit or miss. There are days on which I feel not enough memory cards in the world exist… Continue reading
En garde, prêt, souriez!
While I make photographs wholeheartedly for artistic purposes, in the course of doing so I do also offer my services for a commission when called upon. The art of photography became a part-time… Continue reading
There and back again
After three weeks of being stranded at a desolate town that I can only describe as an unworldly ignorant mashup between “Jersey Shore,” “Duck Dynasty,” and “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” I have… Continue reading
Meandering and trespassing
One cold night a few weeks ago, a friend perplexedly asked me why I would walk around in single-digital temperatures to photograph people on the streets of Chicago. Without hesitation, I answered her,… Continue reading
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