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Portrait of Velouria

newberry — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:47:08 +0000

Available light shot of Velouria Adore, from a test shoot last week.

We’ll miss you Fred!

newberry — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:41:00 +0000

Very sad news: Chicago jazz legend Fred Anderson has died. I had the honor to photograph Anderson several times; above is a shot taken at the new Velvet Lounge, and below is the album cover for Duets 2001 which I shot at the original location (both pictures shot for the Thrill Jockey label). Fred was beloved by countless fans and fellow musicians, and — Chicago won’t be the same without him.

Update: Check out Peter Margasak’s obit at the Reader.

How to get your subject to drop their pants

newberry — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:05:56 +0000

Say “please.”

This is zine artist Edie Fake, shot in the basement of Quimby’s bookstore for Best of Chicago 2010 in this week’s Reader. Be sure to check out his work.

Film Project in Taos, pt. 3

newberry — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:49:33 +0000

OK, last Taos picture for a while–here’s the alluring Kristin on her Harley. More about the project in these last two posts, and pictures from last year’s New Mexico trip here.

Film Project in Taos, pt. 2

newberry — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:07:29 +0000

Insightful and wisecracking Tuk, another lovely Taoseño I shot last week for Black and Gold, a film in progress by Diane Izzo and Marco Zas. Pt. 1 is here.

Alinea: best restaurant in the U.S.

newberry — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:17:39 +0000

Restaurant Magazine has dubbed Chicago’s Alinea best place to eat in the United States. If the wait is too long or your wallet’s on the slender side, head over to Halsted St. and for a modest fee a Greek dude will set fire to a delicious slab of cheese for you. Hey New York and L.A.–now who’s the second city? I shot this portrait for the Village Voice. Here’s another one.

Emanuel Vinson for the Reader

newberry — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:24:02 +0000

I had a blast photographing Emanuel Vinson for this week’s Reader.

New Daniel Carlson album: Aviary Jackson

newberry — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:32:56 +0000

I met my good friend Daniel Carlson in a high school photography class–we bonded over a mutual snobbery for Ilford film over Kodak. He was just in town so we took press shots to promote his stellar new record Aviary Jackson. It’s available now for download, and in June you can get the CD, which features gorgeous artwork (including a 20 page booklet) by Karl Jensen.

Chicago Reader cover: Occidental Brothers

newberry — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:09:34 +0000

I shot the lovely and talented Samba Mapangala and Nathaniel Braddock of the fabulous Occidental Brothers Dance Band International for the cover of this week’s Chicago Reader. In addition I shot Mission of Burma and Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda for the Photo Pit page in the same issue.

Chicago Alderman Project

newberry — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:46:58 +0000

I’m happy to be participating in the Chicago Alderman Project, an art show which involves fifty artists depicting the fifty aldermen of the Chicago City Council. I shot Scott Waguespack for this project–he represents my ward, the 32nd–at my studio, where we were joined by a writer and photographer from the Chicago News Cooperative who covered the shoot for a story that was recently published in the New York Times (I can hardly believe that my longtime dream of having my ass depicted in a world class periodical has now been fulfilled). There’s an opening reception for the show this Friday, from 7-11PM at Johalla Projects Gallery, at 1561 N. Milwaukee Ave.

I had a chance to get a sneak peek at the show, and there’s some great work by artists including Derek Erdman, Casey Stockdon, Jennifer Greenburg, Andrea Jablonski, and Melissa Ann Pinney.

Here’s an outtake from my photo session with Waguespack.