Tag: video
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Let There Be House (On the Lakefront)
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 into a global phenomenon — has been the soundtrack to most of my fun here,…
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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 remain by the door. Along with the change of season at the equinox, a special…
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Back on the Streets in Chicago
After a 3-year hiatus, it feels great to be shooting street photography again in Chicago — especially with my main squeeze, Amado (@photoarchival). Here are highlights from being back on the streets since August I put into a 90-second video. Below is a gallery of some of the photos featured in the video. I’ve shot…
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Video Review: My Latest Prints
As I’ve continued to shoot with film this summer, in lieu of paying for digital scans when I turn over my roll for development, I’ve purchased 4×6 prints. My camera store offers complimentary copies, which further sweetens the deal, particularly as I have the intention of both collecting my favorites in books and periodically gifting…
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Champs Sports Showcases NYC Photographer Aaron Berger
This week, Champs Sports, in promotion of a sneaker release, posted a video showcasing New York City-based street photographer Aaron Berger (who I featured on my list of “7 Instagram Street Photographers To Follow In 2017”). The piece is titled “Forever Developing.” Get it?! Jokes aside, it’s a well-done vignette. And it’s cool to see…
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The Decisive Moment: An Henri Cartier-Bresson Documentary
In 1952, the Frenchman Henri Cartier-Bresson — street photography pioneer and perhaps its most influential master — published his book Images à la sauvette. Loosely translated, it means “images on the run.” The book’s English edition title was alternatively chosen as The Decisive Moment, thereby giving street photography its most definitive and well-known catch phrase.…