We got mail! It’s always exciting when participants of my street photography workshops take the time to share what they were able to takeaway from attending. I just received this review from a recent workshop participant: This is a review…

The Good Book
These items had fallen from someone’s backpack…
Chicago Heroin Crisis – Starbucks Bleed
This, is Dominick. Dominick is a 28 year old Heroin addict, who, like many Heroin junkies, first started his habit by snorting. But, before ever trying Heroin, Dominick was taking prescription medications. Prescription drugs later led him to snorting junk -…
Is There A Heroin Crisis? A Response to Nick Gillespie
According to libertarian political pundit and editor in chief of Reason.com, Nick Gillespie, the recent death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has triggered, what he characterizes as “[a] massive outpouring of patently false and exaggerated stories about the increase in…

Photography Workshop: Life Beyond Automatic, Essentials of Manual DSLR Photography – March 8, 2014
Learn the Essentials of Manual DSLR Photography! When: Saturday, March 8, 2014 Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Where: Downtown Chicago (details provided after RSVP) Are you wanting to achieve better results from your photographic efforts? Do you have a…

Contemplating Addiction – John, Heroin Addict, Chicago 2014
“I really want to get clean, but I hate having to get fucking sick.” -John