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Don Cornelius Tribute on Milwaukee Avenue

newberry — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:02:56 +0000

Last night a group of enthusiastic and fabulous Soul Train fans gathered on Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park to pay tribute to the show’s host, Don Cornelius, who died yesterday.

Von Freeman at the Green Mill

newberry — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:58:35 +0000

Last October I photographed the legendary saxophonist Von “Vonski” Freeman for The Reader; here are a couple outtakes. I shot him before and during a set at the fabulous, historic Green Mill. Special thanks to Green Mill owner Dave Jemilo for being gracious and hospitable despite (because of a miscommunication) not knowing a photographer was coming that night.

Little Village Window

newberry — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:19:28 +0000

Shot today in a storefront window on Cermak near California.

Epic sunset at Douglas Park

newberry — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:17:06 +0000

Last Friday the Chicago area was treated to a sublime sunset sky. Here’s a shot (7 actually, stitched together) taken near my studio in Douglas Park. I’m reminded of something Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “I believe in God, only I spell it “Nature”.

Rob Crow music video “So Way”

newberry — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:55:09 +0000

My friend Mike Finch directed, edited, and stars in Rob Crow‘s (Pinback) new music video, So Way; I shot it. It debuted yesterday on the Rolling Stone blog, but the resolution is better at Mike’s Vimeo (below).

Little Village

newberry — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:16:38 +0000

Diane Izzo: NYT “Lives They Loved”

newberry — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:56:16 +0000

The New York Times published a fascinating, heart-wrenching feature yesterday, called The Lives They Loved. They asked readers to send a photograph of a loved one who died last year; I submitted a picture of my close friend Diane Izzo.

Ambidextrous on the moon

newberry — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:15:38 +0000

I shot this self-assigned portrait at my studio last week. The lunar inhabitants pictured are aerialists Laura Left and Helena Right of the duo Ambidextrous. (here’s an earlier post with a shot of them in the air at a lower altitude). The set was painted by the masterful artist Ray Borchers.

Nick Mazzarella portrait

newberry — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:41:06 +0000

I photographed Nick just down the street from the Skylark a couple weeks ago, shortly before he played a gig there. This is for an ongoing personal project I’m working on, shooting improv musicians. He’ll be playing tomorrow night at the Hideout with Frank Rosaly’s Green and Gold.

NYC #2

newberry — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:18:29 +0000

OK, last batch of New York pictures for a while.