Human Abstract – Back I was walking through the crowd at a Chicago Blues Fest many years ago when I noticed this image waiting to be captured. I could see the composition and the light as I walked behind the…
Category: Chicago Street Photography
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.
Chicago Street Photography – Sabo – Almighty Ambrose, 63 St
When you spend years shooting street photography in the same area, you get to know people on a personal level. That’s why I prefer long-form street photography projects over a drive-by snapshot approach. Sabo was a guy I got to…
Chicago Street Photography: Alley Boys – Down On The Corner
Chicago Street Photography: Alley Boys – Down On The Corner – Radical, Bruce, and Teddy – Corner of Adams and Wabash, Chicago I spent five years hanging out with these guys. Over the years, Teddy and I became good friends.…
Chicago Street Photography – Playing Picasso
Chicago Street Photography – Playing Picasso In a way, every photo is a tragedy. A photo captures an instant in time, and then that instant is forever gone. The innocence and youthfulness in these children have long since passed. If…
Chicago Street Photography- Northern Trust Bank, LaSalle St, Chicago
When you spend thousands of hours walking the streets, you learn where to be and at what time, to see the light show. Between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm., the light show is in the alley behind the old Chicago…