Category Archives: University of Chicago

Romancing the stone.

Stone and light. The former home of the Chicago Theological Seminary, now home to the Milton Friedman Institute, is a favorite building of mine.Here are a few posts with some more images from this Gothic marvel.. Last November, I returned to the city of broad shoulders to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with my family. Having...

The Chicago Theological Seminary Building - The Milton Friedman Institute // Romancing the Stone

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Collegiate Gothic

Returning to a favorite spot Sunny and warm as February may have been here in California, I couldn’t help but remember one a few years ago – one that was decidedly cold and snowy. I was about to leave Chicago for California, and I took some time to walk around a few of my favorite...

Collegiate Gothic

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Ornamental

Ida Noyes Hall, Spring 2010 Once upon a time, nearly a year ago now, I returned for a brief period to The University of Chicago, camera in tow. I visited a few of my favorite cavernous spaces, still packed to bursting with memories that grow older every day. Some of the massive panoramic images I...

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Evening Descends on The Social Sciences Quad

A return trip to a much loved spot I found myself back at the University of Chicago some months ago and was striking a wayward path home when I decided to stop by a lovely spot to pay homage to a favorite photograph of mine. Summer was just beginning and gone was the thick blanket...

Evening descends on the Social Sciences Quad

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Closing up the library

On portraiture. For an amateur, and even for some professionals, what you photograph is who you are. There is a booming community of self-portraitists out there in the world, some very talented, filling the pages of flickr’s explore with their faces, poses, composite images etc. I’ve never gotten into this kind of photography, chiefly because...

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