Fireworks from the Lighthouse

As Navy Pier​ is redeveloped over the next few years, I’ve been tasked with helping them update their bank of photos. New firework imagery is high on their list, and I thought the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse​ would make for a…

Above the Blackhawks 2015 Stanley Cup Parade

I didn’t score tickets to the rally in Soldier Field and figured the few parade route parking decks would be on lockdown, so I planned to watch the parade and rally from the comfort of my own home. But as…

Aerial Photos 3,800 Feet Above Chicago

On Friday afternoon I hopped a doors-off flight with Rotorzen Helicopter and took to the skies to shoot an aerial photography project for a good client of mine. The weather couldn’t have been better. It was so good in fact that after I…

#BloombergConnects instameet

One of the best parts about participating in the Chicago Instagram community is the cool photo ops that come our way. Instagram is a great photo sharing app, but it’s also a powerful networking tool. Last night was no exception…

Cerise Rooftop at Virgin Hotel Chicago

There can never be too many open-air, public rooftops in this city. And Chicago’s getting a new one on Wednesday April 29th when Virgin Hotel Chicago opens up their new indoor/outdoor terrace, ‘Cerise’. This rooftop spot will serve Japanese small plates,…

Hancock Fog Storm

From time to time I create these ‘SurrealScapes’ of the city for fun, and thought a few shots from two recent visits to the Hancock would make for a cool blend. In this image, I’ve layered three separate photos together….

Adler Planetarium: Mission Moon

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of working with the Adler Planetarium on their newest exhibit, Mission Moon. I was tasked with photographing the exhibit both empty and with volunteers interacting with the exhibit’s elements. And now that…

Chitecture Worldwide InstaMeet 11

This weekend marked Instagram’s Worldwide InstaMeet 11. To celebrate the occasion, the guys who run my favorite Chicago-themed Instagram community, @Chitecture, organized a pretty epic event to kick off the #WWIM11 weekend. In partnership with Choose Chicago, they got 350 photographers up…

St. Patrick’s Day 2015

Thanks to Choose Chicago and Shoreline Sightseeing, I had a front-row seat to the 2015 St. Patrick’s Day festivities along the Chicago River. What started as a chilly morning turned into a picture-perfect day. Bright sunshine, and some thin high-altitude…

Winter is gone! Aerials in early March

Just a little under two weeks ago I was flying high above Chicago documenting the frigid end to February. Then, last Wednesday I took to the skies again to shoot a client property near O’Hare. Once the shoot was wrapped…