5:38 am… Oh, the labor! The mental and physical labor! As I gaze out across this big-grid city, looking up at these rising towers that protrude from the pavement like mountains, I’m forever awed by the amount of labor it…
Fox Lake cop killers still on the run, police expand search as community mourns
FOX LAKE, IL. Sep 2, 2015 – On Sep 1, 2015, at approximately 8:00 am, Fox Lake police officer, Lieutenant Joe Gliniewicz, was shot and killed while reportedly investigating suspicious activity involving three men along Route 12 and Sayton Road,…
Hundreds March for Community Oversight of the Chicago Police
CHICAGO, IL. Aug. 29, 2015 – Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Chicago to demand that the Chicago City Council create a civilian police accountability council, which would have the power to conduct community oversight of the Chicago…
We Got Mail! Urban Photography Workshop Review 7-19-2015
It brings me great joy when people come away from my workshops with new vision! I had a really fun afternoon sharing with Ryan. Here’s what he had to say about my photography workshop: It has been a month since…
Making Homemade Black and White Film Developers
The following is from my: The Complete A-Z Video Guide to DevelopingBlack and White Film At Home! I’m now including it here as members only content. Enjoy! Part One – Materials Needed  GSD-10 Chemical Needed for GSD-10 Add the chemicals…
Alley Boys: Choosing Homelessness
Victor Davis is a man whom I’ve known for several years now. Victor is one of several men who has decided to take up residency in one of the alleys in Chicago’s Loop area. Like many homeless people, Victor has…
Mansur Ball-Bey Killed After Pointing Gun At St. Louis Police
Mansur Ball-Bey, a black 18-year-old suspected drug dealer, made a really bad mistake when he allegedly pointed a gun at two St. Louis police officers who were waiting in an alley during a warrant search of a home in a…