Chicago Queer

Photographing the Pride Parade, June 24, 2012

Pride police

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Illinois Governor Pat Quinn In every one of these photographs is a photographer trying to get his/her best shot of the Gay Pride Parade in Chicago last week. Over 750,000 people attended and/or watched the parade.


Special coverage: Chicago Marathon throughout the years, Part I – 2005

Finishing Under 4:00 ... special!

Photographer struggling to take photos of the marathon WalkJogRun members, welcome! In spirit of camaraderie to the WalkJogRun members who probably reached here from the podcast/interview – I am posting 7 years of photos of the Chicago Marathon. Enjoy! 2005 was my first time to photograph the Chicago Marathon, then known as the LaSalle Bank [...]


Late for the ceremonies

Civil Union Ceremonies

Earlier today, about 30 same sex couples held public civil union ceremonies under the law that took effect yesterday. Unfortunately, I was not able to make it to take pictures of the couples, as I was still printing stuff for the Chicago Photography Collective exhibit entitled “One Roof, Different Worlds,” that opened earlier today. I [...]