Beauty Pageant

Beauty pageant girls waiting to go on...
the one on the left is blocking out noise to remember her speech

Flag pickup for Veterans Day

American Legion picking up flags around Lake Forest Saturday evening.

Swimming Sectionals

Libertyville High School and their journey to victory.

Gena's Engagement Photos (Part II)

Only a few

Wheelchair Basketball

I liked this, cause it reminded me a bit of the movie, Murderball (documentary about wheelchair rugby)

African Dance Troupe

Anatomy of a Basketball Center

A photo illustration I did, based on an idea by my sports editor and using photographs from one of our photographers.

Preseason Basketball Practice

Been working on a basketball practice season opener thingus... so here's different shots from different teams this past week.

Gena's Engagement Photos (Part I)

Many of you don't know Gena Andrews. I worked with her at Lifeway Bookstore in Chicago.... anyways, I'm shooting her wedding stuff... so here goes.

Fire at a Hotel

Philosophical Issues in Art

I'm taking a Philosophical Issues in Film class (which for some reason, I thought would be a blow-off class). And tonight we are discussing art. I read some Plato today about what he thought about art... and he kinda says that there is a Creator of things, and then those who make versions of it (carpenters), and then those who imitate the makers (carpenters) or others... thus art is thrice removed... or something. And also he talks about how art brings out base desires (as they are more interesting) and discards patience and reason most of the time, not appealing to virtue.
In any case... I agree with that I think... and kinda know art is overrated in our culture... and perhaps that our lives are becoming so infused with media that it is hard to tell which is imitating which...
all that being said...
i'm sleepy and have to go see what my class thinks now...
(no photos today)
chris