Softer Bears

Slideshow - 21 images - Dec 06

A look at the 2006 NFC Champion Chicago Bears softer side.  This is a series on the family lives of punter Brad Maynard and wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad.  The story was orginally done for Chicago Parent Magazine, read article here.

Hedwig Dances and Beverly Blossom

Slideshow - 15 images - Dec 06

A dance performance by Hedwig Dances in a shared perfromance with Beverly Blossom.

Ascension Church

Audio Slideshow - 2:15 - Dec 06

360 Panoramic #1 and 360 Panoramic #2

These images follow the restoration of the inside of Ascension Church in Oak Park, IL.  This included fixing plaster, new paint, good leafing, fixing stained glass windows, the works.

Strange Tree Theater & Aloft Aerial Dance

Slideshow - 11 images - Oct 06

Halloween fright trapeze show by the Strange Tree Theater Group at Aloft Aerial Dance.  Call it a mix of trapeze and theater.  Strange, and strange is a good thing.

Love. Blood. Kryptonite.

Audio Slide Show - 2:39 - Aug 07

A story about the making of the movie "Love. Blood. Kryptonite."  The movie was written and directed by local high school students and most of the other jobs on set were done by high school students.  This isn't a high school movie though, it's a full on feature length film. Visit their website here to learn more.

Tent - To the bigger boat

Audio Slideshow - 6:42 - Aug 06

I'm not really sure what to say about this one.  It was the best vacation I've had in years, though how working 16 hours a day is a vacation I'm still trying to wrap my mind around, but it really was. TENT is a theater group largely composed of professional theater folk who met at Calarts that put on a yearly performance to show exploring what theater can be, but I could be wrong.  If you like strange, these are your kind of folk.

Chicago Tap Theatre -

Slideshow - 48 images - Last few years

Chicago Tap Theatre changed what I thought tap dance was and what it could be.  And I've gone back every chance I've gotten since then.  This is a collection of images from various shows since December 05.  Some of these shows were also done in conjunction with other groups.  Sorry, but you'll have to check CTT's website to track that info down.

Ksander & Hardy Wedding

Slideshow - 91 images - Can't remember when, 2006?

This is a collection of images from the wedding of and associated parties of Miranda & Peter (alias: George).  It all occured in NYC at some point in time (obviously the anniversery gifts aren't going to be showing up on time from me).  Just a lot of fun with good people.  And before you ask, no, I don't do wedding photography, I just go to my friends weddings. 

Chicago Tap Theatre - Changes

Audio Slideshow - 3:05 - July 06

A performance of David Bowie's rock opera "Changes" by Chicago Tap Theatre.  This piece was put together from images from that show with audio of artistic director Mark Yonally explaining both the company and this production.  If you haven't seen any performances by Chicago Tap Theatre, you're missing out.

Piners Prom -

Slideshow - 10 images - March 05

This is from a dance production put on in a small Chicago space.   The production was meant to reflect a 50s-inspired dance concert.

Once Upon a Mattress -

Slideshow - 24 images - March 05

This is from a month or two of following the production of a Riverside-Brookfield High School musical.  During that time I got to watch the students grow into their roles, and bond with each other.

in Bed - 

Slideshow - 20 images - Dec 04

One evening I was having a discussion with the woman I lived with at the time about how much she tossed and turned in her sleep (I'm a very heavy sleeper luckly).  At some point in the discussion I decided for some reason that it would interesting to see if she stayed in the same position for 10 minutes.  So I set-up a camera above our bed, set it to take a photo every ten minutes, from midnight to 10am.  What I got was a documentation of much of our lives, sleeping (tossing included), watching TV, reading and our time together.   The bed was apparently our couch.  This is some of that document.

Skaters -

Slideshow - 20 images - Summer 04

I spend what time I could over a few weeks following around a group of high school students who went around the city skateboarding.  Mostly they went from place to place, hung out, and got kicked out shortly after they got there.

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