Posts Tagged ‘Chicago’

Welcoming in a New Year

Chicago Water Tower on Michigan Ave

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. from In Memorium by Lord Alfred Tennyson It seems to be becoming a ritual for me to go out just before the New Year and make [...]


Night Photography in Chicago II

Marina City

It used to be a writers town and it’s always been a fighter’s town. For writers and fighters and furtive torpedoes, cat-bandit, baggage thieves, hallway headlockers on the prowl, baby photographers and stylish coneroos, this is the spot that is always most convenient, being centrally located, for settling ancestral grudges. Whether the power is in [...]


One Night in Chicago

Under the El on Wabash

One of my favorite things to do is wander around a great city at night with my camera. One night last week I found some cool colors and textures in Chicago.