February Snowstorm.

Championship Parade.

Chicago Blackhawks fans anxiously await for the parade to round the corner of Washington St. and Michigan Ave. They climbed the barricades and stood on top of the planters lining Michigan Ave. while police tried to keep them from coming any closer towards the planed parade route.

After the "Ticker-Tape" parade, shredded newspapers and other trash lay everywhere on the sidewalks and in the streets as people walked back towards Daley Plaza.

Many people had been standing out in the sun for upwards of 4 hours to see the parade. Ambulances had to be called in on at least ten people suffering from heat exhaustion and/or dehydration.

OTG - November, 1976.

So, my dad was in "Minicycle/BMX Action" magazine in 1976. He sent in some photos of himself going over stack of 11 tires. Once successfully and once, well not as much. They published both the photos on the back page of their magazine with a small caption. I scanned the page. Here it is.

The thing is, he "photoshoped" the photos. They're fakes. They were shot on film, but they were staged. He climbed up a ladder, tied his bike to a tree, and then sat on his bike while his friend snapped the shutter on a camera he had mounted on a tripod. The rope is tied around the seat post and is hidden in both photos, behind his body.

Clever. He tricked them pretty good. So good, it got published.

The Dogs Play My House.

The Dogs recently had a concert downtown to showcase some of the songs off there upcoming untitled album, and of course, to play a few crowd favorite oldies, from "The Hay-Day".


James, getting ready to play a song.

James is stomping his feet on the ground as Peter strums and sings.

Peter, playing and singing.

James and Matt talk to the crowd while Peter tunes his guitar for the next song.

A couple of the songs required a Banjo.

James standing and talking to the rest of the band outside "My House" half an hour before the show.

Having a good time.

James soloing.

Stomping their feet.

Peter and Matt watch James playing during on of the songs.

Graffiti on the roof of OPRF. (May 29th, 2008)

There was a bunch of Graffiti on the school today. No one knows who did it, but most of it was really offensive. I think most of it has been washed away now, but I got pictures while they still hadn't covered up most of it.

The Dogs at Scoville. (May 20th, 2008)

I had been playing Frisbee at Scoville and the Dogs showed up and played a great show. It was awesome, like always, and I got a free CD.

ACEN. (May 17th, 2008)

Photos from May 9th and 10th.

I've had a busy few days. I had to shoot a concert this Friday and then this Saturday was my birthday, so I'm finally 18. Here are some pictures from the past 2 days.









I had a really fun birthday party and the concert was awesome. I got a really sweet Holga 120N that I'm going to go out and try shooting with sometime today.

PJ Love. (April 12th, 2008)

John H. White is a Pulitzer Prize winning Photojournalist from the Chicago Sun Times who has also been teaching Photojournalism at Columbia College Chicago since the late 70's. He holds a seminar every year called "PJ Love". (PJ of course standing for Photojournalism.)

Basically, John H. White and his friends, (some of the top photographers in the world) come downtown every year to give 10-15 minute presentations on photography to whoever is interested in listening.

Cameras are not only recommended, but I saw John H. White yelling at a guy for putting his lens cap on.

It's totally free, they give you lunch, and if you sign up for the "Shoot Out" (anyone can sign up) and your picture is chosen as the best of the days photographs (I didn't win this year, surprisingly enough, haha.) you get a $200 gift card to Central Camera Shop.

It drags on sometimes when some of the presenters aren't the best public speakers, but if you're really into photography, it's the place to be.