Uncommon Photographers Photographing the Photographer

A flickr member who is a contact, pointed out this photo to me. A photographer, Mikasi, shot the phalanx of police surrounding the protesters. It so happened that I was standing where the police were. Thanks to Mikasi (Mike Gordon) for letting me use this photo. More excellent May Day rally photos c

Photographing the waves … Feeling a little bit cooped up because of unseasonably low temperatures, I braved the wind and the cold to take a walk along the beach yesterday. I looked out the window – outside was quite yucky – a little bit of fog, choppy waters on the lake, wet pavement because it [...

Yesterday, while walking from my bus stop to the Chicago Photography Collective Gallery two blocks away, I saw many photographers roaming around that I just had to take my iPhone out and shoot. The Loop is the central business district of Chicago. Our collective’s gallery is located on State St. (on

Every spring, Chicago is awashed with flowers … and for a short 6 weeks or so, tulips bloom all over the place. They are most especially beautiful on Chicago’s shopping district, the upscale Magnificent Mile®. This season, the tulips bloomed early. Six weeks early, according to the Magnificent Mile®

Photographers at The Bean during Earth Hour last night. Earth Hour (dimming/shutting off of lights for an hour) happened last night and I went to two places in Chicago to photograph the event. First, I shot at the area near the Adler Planetarium, on the breakwaters of Solidarity Drive to have a pano

Photographing the photographers Clarence Darrow was a Chicago-based lawyer who was famous for defending what were thought undefendables – like the Monkey Scopes trial, the Valentine Labor Massacre and other civil liberties-orientated issues. A memorial is held every year at the back of the Museum of