Documenting the Human Experience
4:25 AM… I’m looking forward to riding the Red Line with the group today. We live in an awesome city, and as long as I’m still breathing, I want to experience as much of this city – and of life…
4:37 AM… All is still on this frosted morn. Houses frantically puff their arctic breath deep into the morning sky, as streetlamps’ frozen white light shatters as it strikes the glistening city.
This is Shaggy preparing for his next “jab” in an abandoned West Side Chicago home. Shaggy has been injecting Heroin for the past five years, and he’s only 23. On the day we took these photos, Shaggy had received news…
I took a few captures while at the Art Institute today in order to help illustrate the importance of philosophy. These first two captures are closeups of an Oil on Panel by Pieter Claesz from 1625. The detail and realistic…
If an artist’s highest purpose is to serve as a mirror for the culture and times in which they live, don’t be surprised when that artist is controversial, critical, and therefore – possibly even despised. But don’t forget; it’s not…
I’m having a hard time finding photography quotes to post that I actually agree with. Most are true bullshit, like this one: “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” -Ansel Adams Now here’s another quote with a different perspective:…
Someday, my junkie friends, when I’ve been diagnosed with cancer and the pain of death outweighs my desire for life, I’ll gladly join you in your holy rituals – I’ll joyously partake in your sacred sacraments to reach that ultimate…