The relationship between humanity and the natural world includes many facets — these are a few perspectives that I find interesting.
The stage at the James Beard Foundation Awards at the Lyric Opera House. The audience at the James Beard Foundation Awards at the Lyric Opera House. Jesse Tyler Ferguson hosted the James Beard Foundation Awards at the Lyric Opera House; I also had behind-the-scenes access and got to see how the award ceremony was produced!
The Aspen Institute hosted events at the Chicago History Museum, facilitating conversations about justice — and injustices — throughout American history. The events brought together students from the Chicago community to have an open conversation about our history as a nation, and the battles that have been fought for individual freedoms. There are a lot
The Walk 4 Hearing in Chicago had a lot of happy participants! Here are a few of my favorite moments from the Walk 4 Hearing awareness walk that took place in the fall of 2018. The event was organized by the Hearing Loss Association of America, and it took place at the Diversey Harbor in
Vitreo-retinal surgeon Kirk Packo speaks during the Illinois Retina Associates annual conference at the Chicago OakBrook Marriott Hotel. The Illinois Retina Associates held their annual conference Retina Update 2018. The one-day conference was held at the Chicago OakBrook Marriott Hotel in December, and I photographed all of the presenters, the audience as they absorbed the
Opening night at the Graham Foundation with Martine Syms, featuring her immersive installation around her feature length film Incense Sweaters & Ice. Here are a few of my favorite moments during the opening night event for Martine Syms at the Graham Foundation. To learn more about the installation, there’s a wonderful video created by The
Playing around with a virtual reality workspace during a behind-the-scenes tour at UI Labs in Chicago. Earlier this year I worked with Formlabs as they hosted an event at UI Labs here in Chicago. It was a fun event broken into multiple parts, but I especially loved the behind-the-scenes tour that offered a glimpse into
Body painted models during a spectacular event at Carnivale. This year has been fairly crazy, but this event takes the cake. I knew there was going to be a fire performance, but the rest of the details were kept a bit confidential. When I walked in, I was greeted with a variety of performances and
The production of This Boat Called My Body for the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH) at Palmisano Park in Chicago. The story “seats audiences in a metaphor of islands that youth must navigate to access abortion.” Last month, I worked with the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH) for their production of This Boat
I’m not sure I would recommend doing this, but it does make for a pretty cool photo. It’s been a few years since I’ve been to a Full Moon Jam, so last night I went out and captured some of the performances. The fire breathers are always my favorites, but the whole event is a
Walk to End Bladder Cancer 2018 with the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN). Earlier this year I helped document the Walk to End Bladder Cancer at Maggie Daley Park here in Chicago. The walk was for the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network as they work to raise awareness for bladder cancer, as well as funds for