Chicago Photography Collective

Photo shoot out at the photo gallery

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This month’s gallery exhibit at the Chicago Photography Collective Gallery (108 N. State St. inside Block 37 in Chicago) is “Urban Landscapes.” If you are in Chicago, check us out!


Blast from the Past – Chicago Photography Collective

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I can’t believe it has been almost three years now! The Chicago Photography Collective is a group of professional photographers who have come together to build a sense of community among photographers. It started out as a group of four people having lunch once a month (I’m not in this group), and now has more [...]


The Loop

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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 Randolph) inside the Block [...]


絆 Kizuna: The Bonds of Emotion Japan Earthquake Photo Exhibition

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Viewing and photographing the Earthquake Photo Exhibit There’s currently a powerful photo exhibit at the Thompson Center in Chicago on the Japan Earthquake, this week being the first year anniversary of this natural tragedy. This will go on until March 16 qfter which it will transfer to the Chicago Photography Collective Gallery at Block 37 [...]


Mentoring

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Members of the Chicago Photography Collective (Ron Gordon, Paul Natkin, Damon Shell and your truly) giving a lecture to photography students of Columbia College faculty member, Gina Grillo at the Collective’s gallery inside Block 37 on State St. in downtown Chicago. Mentoring up and coming photographers is one of the many activities that the is [...]


Chicago Photography Collective Holiday Show and Sale!

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Opening reception of CPC’s Holiday Show at the CPC pop-up art gallery inside Block 37 (108 N. State St.) in Chicago’s Loop. The Holiday Show presents an abundance of images, including documentary, editorial, architectural, landscape, portraiture, and experimental genres. Visitors will find pictures of Chicago’s great jazz and blues musicians, compelling environmental images, breathtaking still-life [...]


Structure, a new photo exhibit at Chicago Photography Collective

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Structure featuring four Chicago photographers. The gallery is located inside Block 37 on 108 N. State St., Chicago, IL.


Exhibit Past

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Another bunch of photographers in action … preparing for an exhibit. This was actually the summer-long “Go Do Good” exhibit of the Chicago Photography Collective that just ended. Currently, the exhibit is called “The Scary Show,” which is basically an adult interpretation of Halloween. The Chicago Photography Collective Gallery is sponsored by the PopUp Art [...]


Built Festival

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Our photo group (Chicago Photography Collective), was part of the Built Festival that happened during the weekend. Basically, the festival is an alternative space for artists to exhibit their work – a bunch of freight containers transformed into mini galleries. And since it was a festival, there were rock bands and performance artists … and [...]


Photographers at Work

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Members of the Chicago Photography Collective gearing up for a new show called “Go Do Good” in their PopUp Art Loop Gallery in Block 37 on State Street. The show is about people and organizations doing good for the community. The show was put up in conjunction with an art installation on Chicago’s State Street [...]


Block 37

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A mom taking pictures of her children in front of Anthropologie in Block 37 I frequent this place now, as the Chicago Photography Collective PopUp Art Loop Gallery is located inside. I haven’t explored much of the site just because I have to sit in the gallery the whole day long and by the time [...]


“Elsewhere” Opening

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Opening night … eighty eight people came in for the FIRST hour. About 200 altogether for three hours ! And to think there was no wine! Photos taken with my iPhone 3Gs


Preparing for an opening

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While others were hanging frames and painting walls, he chose to photograph me, while I was photographing him … Members of the Chicago Photography Collective preparing for an exhibit called, “Elsewhere,” featuring the works of Jon Randolph and Peter Ha. The exhibit is opening on May 5 at the Collective’s new pop up art loop [...]