The time I spent living in DeKalb wouldn’t have been the same without John and Caitlin. It took me a long time to “settle” into DeKalb. The condition of my first apartment in DeKalb was far from welcoming and I knew no one.
At the time, John was features page designer and occasional writer at the [...]
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Posted 03 October 2011
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Personal § Weddings
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Also tagged: bride, caitlin, cigars, dekalb, friends, groom, groomsman, illinois, john, John and Caitlin, marriage, sleeping, wedding
This is part 3 of a 6-part series of my year in pictures. 2010 Part 1: DeKalb County. 2010 Part 2: Youth.
Portraits are the most nerve racking of my job. But when done well, it can have some of the biggest pay off.
Some posed, some natural, these images of faces unsettle me more than others. [...]
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Posted 02 January 2011
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Feature § portrait
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Also tagged: ballantine, best, buisness, circus, dekalb, evening, faces, fire, kevin, light, mental illness, mirror, portrait, reflection, reuters, scoutmaster, sunset, valentine's day, watson, welding
This is part 2 of a 6-part series of my year in pictures. 2010 Part 1: DeKalb County.
This year brought a new emphasis on my work: youth. These images eventually developed into their own portfolio.
A boy reacts after correctly writing the letter “G” during a reading/writing clinic in DeKalb, Ill.
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Posted 01 January 2011
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Feature § Personal
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Also tagged: bears, best, boy, cake, dekalb, frisbee, girl, guitar, mexican, my year in pictures, neurofibromatosis, stanley cup, youth
This is the first of a six part journey that was 2010 for me. The year brought a huge change in my life, foremost my return to San Francisco by leaving the Daily Chronicle as well as several great friends in the Midwest.
Year in Pictures 2009 Year in Pictures 2008
After seven years, I had learned [...]
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Posted 31 December 2010
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Feature § News § Personal § Sports
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Also tagged: animals, baseball, best of 2009, birds, county, crime, daily chronicle, dekalb, elderly, evening light, farm, health care, high school, home, horses, light, rural, seniors, shabbona, shadows, Somonauk, Sports, sunset, year in pictures
All parades should be just three blocks and be basked in evening light.
Sycamore High School’s “Under the Sea” themed homecoming parade was great to photograph. The only way it could have better would be if it was the “Enchantment Under the Sea Dance” and then Doc and Marty could have soared in on the flying [...]
