Last October I spent a good part of an afternoon near Chinatown, photographing local wurkstep duo Sich Mang for the Reader. The top shot is an outtake, the bottom one was published. Their Tumblr is an exercise in subtlety and restraint; here’s their Soundcloud page.
I stopped by Bobby Conn headquarters recently, where I found him in the basement, mixing his new record. The track I heard sounds fantastic, and smells like a chart-topper. I shot his portrait for this week’s Artist on Artist feature in the Reader, where he interviews Bryan Ferry. Above is an outtake, a slight variation on the shot the Reader published. Yes, that is a Lehman Brothers necklace–glad you asked. Here are a couple other portraits I shot of Bobby, from two earlier photo sessions.
It was an honor to be in the presence of U.S. air guitar champion Mr. Nordic Thunder. I photographed him last weekend for the Reader (shot above the Reader cover is an outtake from the session).
Above are three recent tearsheets: At The Movies co-host Ignatiy Vishnevetsky photographed at one of the Music Box projection booths for CS Magazine; furniture designer and photographer Bladon Conner shot at his studio for Luxe Magazine; and recording artist Dexter Tortoriello captured at my studio for the Reader.
Last month I shot Ameya Pawar for an inspiring Reader cover story written by indispensable investigative reporter Ben Joravsky, who explained:
Ameya Pawar, the 30-year-old rookie candidate, pulled off the upset of upsets in (the 47th) ward…A month or so ago, most folks in the ward didn’t even know his name; many of them still don’t know how to pronounce it…as the days drew closer to the February 22 election, it was like an ocean wave rising for him. He won 50.8 percent of the vote, just enough to avoid an April 5 runoff.
Below is an outtake and the final cover (March 3, 2011). Zeus blessed us with a breathtaking magic hour sky.
I shot Chris Black, frontman of Dawnbringer, for this week’s Reader. The top picture is the one the Reader published; the photographs below were alternates I submitted.
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.
I photographed Jack and Gretta for today’s Sharp Darts column in the Chicago Reader about their band, My Gold Mask. Here are a couple outtakes.
I took pictures of the Bloomingdale Trail for John Greenfield‘s cover story in this week’s Reader .
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