Today several thousand people gathered to protest the closing of some 54 Chicago schools.The protest began with a rally in Daley Plaza before marching around City Hall. Here’s just a few photos from the day’s events:
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Chicago Street Photography – Sun’s Foreshadowing: Kaliq Woods, March 24, 2013
Chicago Street Photography – The Sun paid notice to our little world and kindly reached down to gently caress the city. In my opinion, Kaliq Woods is by far the hottest clarinet player in Chicago. I first met Kaliq back…
“Hardcore Pawn” Chicago, Not So Hardcore
“Hardcore Pawn” Chicago, Not So Hardcore Guess what? The reality TV show, “Hardcore Pawn: Chicago” – the show that is filmed below the hotel for men on Clark St. – is totally staged! I photographed them filming what looked to…
Wells Street Bridge Project: March 6, 2013
Construction continues around the clock on Chicago’s Wells Street Bridge, as crews feverishly work to replace the south leaf section of the bridge. The project is scheduled to last nine days with the bridge reopening for the morning rush on March…
Chicago Street Photography – Getting in Close
Chicago Street Photography – About getting in close when shooting street photography: I wanted to talk a little about defusing a situation when someone gets all nasty when you take a close portrait. I was shooting with my buddy Chicago…
Alley Boys #Chicago, 2013
It’s so cold here in Chicago that the concrete has turned to steel. “And there is another feeling that is a great consolation in poverty. I believe everyone who has been hard up has experienced it. It is a feeling…
Word From The Street: RIP “T” – Cold Streets Take Another Life
She opened her wallet and pulled out a small tattered photo of a young child. “This is my little girl,” she said. “Do you think you could take a photo of this photo, and then have it enlarged? It’s her…
Word From The Street: Phil’s Fund
Street Photography is far more than just taking pictures… – Okay, as many people know, I’m trying to ease the suffering of several mentally disabled homeless men through the winter by providing food and warm clothes (part of my “Under…