Burberry at Night
There are a handful of Chicago buildings I’ve been meaning to shoot for quite a long time and keep procrastinating on it because I truly hate using a tripod. Particularly, for abstracts. I feel like I lose all creative freedom because instead of seeing the compositions I’m so focused on the damn tripod. I’m sure […]
Los Angeles 2023 Workshop Recap
The first workshop of 2023 is in the books! LA’s been having some odd weather this year and it sure wasn’t the most cooperative for us but we still had a great time and got some great shots. Just gotta improvise your approach when you don’t get the sun you expect/hope for. Same goes for […]
FreshLens Photowalk
Last weekend I spent a couple of hours showing the teens of FreshLens some of Chicago’s great architecture. If you’re not familiar with FreshLens, it’s a program meant to bring the arts, specifically photography, to teens of under-resourced areas of Chicago. Upon completion of the intro course, each teen receives a camera to further their […]
Photo Series | Triptychs
I’ve discussed photo series a few times on this blog and in webinars. Soon, I’ll cover this topic for the 2023 Out of Chicago LIVE! Conference. Both, in a free photo challenge (on Jan 24, at noon) and then more comprehensively during the conference on February 5. So, if this topic interests you, sign up […]
Milwaukee Art Museum | December 2022
It’s been quite a long time since my last visit to the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) and even longer since the last time I photographed this incredible space (June of 2017, I’m actually shocked by this!). Last Monday, I took a bit of an impromptu trip up to the museum for both the architecture and […]
Favorite Photo of 2022
Recently, I was in a conversation about how critical I can be of my own work. How rarely there’s an image I make that I’m truly excited about. I’m pretty sure this is how many/most photographers or creatives feel about what they make. Definitely don’t think this is unique to me. Not sure if this […]
Cloudscrapers in LensWork Trilogies
I’m honored to share three of my images from my Cloudscrapers series are part of the new LensWork Trilogies book! This series has been ongoing for years, though I haven’t made a new image for this series in quite awhile. If you saw my recent post on inspiration, well, you see I’ve been stuck – […]
Order in the Chaos | Chicago Magazine
What an absolute honor to work with Chicago Magazine again this year. Always such a pleasure working with the editors and writers of the magazine. Earlier this year, the photo editor reached out to me with the idea of sharing my more abstract takes on some of my favorite Chicago locations for an 8-page feature […]
Loop Design Awards – Architecture Fine Art Winner
I’m excited to share my recent win in the Loop Design Awards with my series on The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption. An incredible mid-century modern design by Pietro Belluschi in San Francisco. These images were made on my first trip to San Francisco in many many years and this was my first […]
Private Photowalk – Chicago, July 2022
A beautiful summer day for the most recent private photowalk. We started the day in Millennium Park and lucked out with some great clouds reflecting in the Bean (Anish Kapoor). Despite it being summer and it usually being very busy, it was pretty calm when we arrived at 9am on a Monday, allowing this detailed […]
