Maddy and Kevin
Afro Punk!
Springtime Portraits
it's amazing how much you're able to accomplish with nothing but a camera, some gorgeous faces, and the first blossoms of spring.
New York City
The first time I went to New York City was fall of 2015. I decided that it was dirty, exhausting, and in no way worth the hype. After returning to Chicago I caught an itch to return, in March 2016 my gracious aunt invited me to town and I became addicted to the city. Between the beginning of March and the end of April I had a friend offer me a place to live in Brooklyn and decided that I needed to feed the fire. In June I'll be moving to New York to start an entirely new chapter of my life.
These images are from a week of long walks, hazy nights, new friends, and barely being awake.
Lightning on the Roof
Throwback Thursday #2: My Birthday Party
During my birthday in February we set up a few lights and decided to get silly in front of the camera. Being surrounded by the people I love was the best birthday present I could ever have received.
Click on the images to get a better look.
Throwback Thursday #1
It's outrageous how many photographs I'll take that absolutely nobody will ever see; not because I dislike them or that they're bad photographs, but because they don't fit with my brand or what I'm actively working on at the time. I stumbled into an old folder from college, which means it was a folder-within a folder- within a folder-full of disorganized content. Then I found myself digging through all these scans of negatives and portraits of friends that have never seen the light of day and now that I have a blog, I think they deserve to.
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Insomnia
My insomnia has been getting a little out of hand recently, so I decided if I'm going to wake up at 3am for no reason...might as well take some portraits of what it's like to have insomnia.
Garfield Park Conservatory
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New York City
Trapezoid Town
My BFF Tom lives in the cutest Logan Square apartment.
Lights Out
Last week we had a storm and all the power went out. So we used the street lights and our phone to light each other for an impromptu photoshoot.
Sunset in the Loft
Testing Speedlites
Collaboration KMF+AP
These long awaited images are the result of a collaboration between makeup artist Kristina Marie Feyerherm and myself. There were hundreds of images that I wanted to share, but until I release more, here's a look at what we accomplished.
Huge thank you to all the models who participated!
Neil Fontano
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Photographers and models don't often get uninterrupted creative time, but recently Neil and I took advantage of Chicago's great weather and our spontaneity. The best thing about Neil, is he's a model down for absolutely whatever. Say "take your shirt off" he says cool. Tell him to get barefoot in an alley with broken glass (we go hard) he says "no problem". Neil is cool dude, anyways, here's Neal:
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Geekfest Oakland
I haven't taken a vacation in a long time, so I decided my first one in awhile should be filled with strangers who are passionate about photography, my godson, and a spontaneous trip to Santa Cruz.
I left my loft in Chicago right after the sun came up to catch my flight to San Francisco.
Low Rider Fest Chicago
Lightning Show Viewed from The Porch
The windows lit up like sweet 90's strobe lights, so we ran out to watch Zeus go crazy. Here are a few quick snapshots from the show.
14.08.16 Ferguson MO
