2027 Desktop Calendar
It’s that time of the year again! Here’s a little snippet about each photo in my 2027 desktop calendar. It’ll be on sale soon! JANUARY: I shot this perfect winter scene in late November of 2025 – a couple weeks…
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Soldier Field Fireworks
It’s hard to imagine a better backdrop for Bears football than the Chicago skyline, isn’t it? I’ve wanted to get this pregame fireworks shot of Soldier Field from Northerly Island for years. Before the Bears-Patriots game on October 22nd, I…
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Promontory Point and Jackson Park in fall
I’m a night owl through and through, which means waking up for sunrise is, generally, not something I do often. BUT, I can swing it this time of year with the later sunrises. The week or two before the time…
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Obama Presidential Center: A look back
I had every intention of posting about the Obama Presidential Center around the time it opened, but between multiple visits and a rather overwhelming library of photos, I wasn’t quite sure where to begin. Now that I’m about four months…
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2026 Chicago Marathon
After finally getting out to photograph the Chicago Marathon for the first time last year, I was back for round two. It truly is a spectacular civic event, and a great excuse to spend a day wandering the city’s closed…
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Rain in the Loop
I haven’t gone out specifically to photograph the city in falling rain in a long time. Maybe never, actually, despite photographing countless storms and heading out into blizzard-like conditions. I wanted to catch the city at blue hour, when the…
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O’Hare Terminal 3 Expansion
Earlier this summer, Clark Construction and W.E. O’Neil commissioned me to photograph ElevateT3, the Chicago Department of Aviation’s expansion and renovation of O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 3, as part of the airport’s broader modernization program. The assignment spanned everything from…
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The most improbable lightning photo
Sometimes the best photos are the ones you can’t plan. After a storm had passed I which I ddidnt’ catch the “big bolt” I hoped for, a rainbow formed. It was a consolation prize. As a train approached, I pulled…
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Winter Drone Views of 400 Lake Shore and the Obama Presidential Center
Between capturing ice on Lake Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield it up with “BEAR DOWN,” I’ve been on a bit of a drone kick throughout January. More recently, I stopped by a couple of high-profile construction projects in Chicago…
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HQ Residences for OKW Architects
Late last October- and again in early November – I photographed the newly-opened HQ Residences for my friends at OKW Architects. The project is a 6-story, multifamily property with 88 luxury apartments and townhomes, and a cafe — Coco &…
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