Reflection - Mather Tower

Reflection – Mather Tower

Reflection – Mather Tower – 75 E Wacker Drive New buildings now block this view.

Improving your street photography: Connecting the dots

Next time you go out to shoot some street photography, try to connect two things together. Maybe one person is doing one thing while someone else is doing another. Look for expressions, postures, and gestures. Look for tension and contradiction.…

Chicago Street Photography - Exhausted

Chicago Street Photography – Exhausted

Chicago Street Photography – Exhausted I spent a lot of time taking my breaks from shooting street photography on the steps of the Chicago Cultural Center. I was taking a sip of my coffee when I noticed this capture. 

Chicago Street Photography – Alley Boys: Tattoo

Chicago Street Photography – Alley Boys: Tattoo Tattoo was always a bunch of fun. He spent most of his time on the other side of the river, over on Rush Street, but he’d make his way back to the South…

Chicago Street Portrait Photography – Putting On The Ritz

Chicago Street Portrait Photography This gentleman was always open to having his photo taken. I wonder where he is today. A photograph gives a fleeting moment an extended life.

Beyond Transient Trends: Working on a Long-Term Street Photography Project

Beyond Transient Trends: Working on a Long-Term Street Photography Project I’m on SUBSTACK! I can’t tell you how good it feels to photograph a community of people for several years and to one day hold a completed book in your…

Chicago Street Photography – Teddy “The Bear” Smith: The King of State Street – Gallery A

Teddy “The Bear” Smith: The King of State Street – Gallery A When I left Chicago for New Mexico back in 2016, Teddy was 64 years old. He spent his adult life living on and off the streets, and in…

Walkin’ Boss Monday

We work for our teammates, our crew, our staff. Not that walkin’ boss.