personal work, portraits, street

Morgan

personal work, street

Losed

live-music, music

Mad Decent Block Party, Chicago

Last Saturday’s Mad Decent Block Party at the Hideout, shot for the Reader.

Michelle and Nat with panty cannons

Freddie Gibbs

Bosco Delrey

Bunny Delrey

Blaqstarr

humor, live-music

Lens Cap Fail


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I had a great time at the Mad Decent Block Party Saturday (hosted by the Hideout), shooting for the Reader‘s Photo Pit (due out Thursday). This shot of Maluca crowd surfing is really an outtake, but I noticed something funny going on in the background. There were 30 million cameras in play at any given time, so I guess it’s no surprise that this happened. Panty cannon pics forthcoming.

art, personal work, street

37 Minutes in Chinatown

I shot these pictures last night in Chinatown–the first one at 6:53, the last one at 7:30. If these were movie stills, what’s the plot?

Note: click on the top left image and then hold your cursor on the right side of the photo for navigation instructions (click and drag to move, use arrows on keyboard to go to next image, click image to close).

art, events, personal work, portraits

Derek Erdman’s big art show

My good friend and, until recently, neighbor Derek Erdman has a big art show this Saturday: Without Wax: 14 Years of Derek Erdman in Chicago (RSVP to derek@nationalheadquarters.org), presented by National Headquarters. Sadly (for us Chicagoans), Erdman moves to Seattle next month.

art, portraits

Luxe Magazine Style Makers

I’ve been having a good time shooting portraits for Luxe magazine’s “Style Makers” section–I shot one a couple weeks ago, and the portrait above appeared in the Spring 2010 edition. These assignments are a treat for me; the section runs black and white photos, which I love to shoot, and the subjects have been fascinating people in interesting spaces. The Renaissance man pictured is architect, painter, sculptor, writer, critic, and poet Christian K. Narkiewicz-Laine.

personal work

Fiesta del Sol Cliff Hanger

Shot in Pilsen at the Fiesta del Sol last Saturday, not too far from my new neighborhood.

events, live-music, music

Art of Touring show opens tomorrow

I have a few photographs in the Art of Touring show (“A multi-media exhibition of work by musicians, inspired life on the road while touring”) that opens tomorrow night at Johalla Projects in Chicago, including the two above: The Artist Sometimes Known as Prince, from a 1993 Chicago Theater performance, and Cat Power at the Pitchfork Music Festival in 2007.

Participating artists include Ken Vandermark, Pat Sansone (Wilco, Autumn Defense), Tim Rutili (Red Red Meat, Califone), and Steve Krakow (Plastic Crimewave Sound, The Secret History of Chicago Music). A list of all artists can be viewed here.

Opening Reception: July 16. 2010, 7-11pm
July 16. 2010 – August 7th. 2010
Johalla Projects
1561 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60622