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Born in Chicago, I wasn’t. But since moving to the city 18 years ago, house music — born in the city at The Warehouse (from which it got its name) in the late 70s and early 80s and now grown…
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Chicagohenge: The Gathering
Spring has sprung, officially arriving with the vernal equinox on Tuesday. Of course, in Chicago, Mother Nature doesn’t always get the memo — I’m watching a heavy snowfall out the window as I type this on Friday. My winter boots…
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St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago: Invasion of the BORG
For the first time in years, I headed downtown for the St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Chicago on Saturday morning, my ’07 Nikon Coolpix in hand to capture the revelry. Most famously, it kicks off with the dyeing of the…
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We Talking About Practice
As someone who grew up playing sports all year round — baseball, basketball, golf, football, running, hell, even ping pong — it’s been my main frame of reference for the practice of street photography I discovered in my 30s. So…
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Falling back to Flash
As fall transitions to winter and the year marches to a close, the main change I notice is the shortening of the day. The sun sets sooner and sooner and then, whack, “fall back” happens the first Sunday of November…
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MAG MILE Zine Has Dropped
MAG MILE is here! It’s the first street photography zine from Amado de Leon (@photoarchival) and it’s a memorable one. Self-published by Amado, it’s packed with 62 photos all captured candid on the famous “Magnificent Mile” in Chicago. I’m proud of Amado…
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