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Here and There

Joel — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:53:22 +0000

LaSalle St. bridge

Lincoln Park

Lake St.

2011 – A Look Back

Joel — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:33:44 +0000

2011 - A year that I won’t soon forget.

Over the past twelve months I’ve been privileged to have been able to photograph some amazing things, I took a huge leap and moved to Chicago, and I self-published a photo book. I spent about a third of the year living on the road at the Kentucky Derby, the US Open, and in Florida for the final flights of the Space Shuttle. The hours were long, but the returns were huge. The experiences I had last year will stick with me for life. Here are a few of my favorite images from the past year.

Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom being walked to the winners circle at Churchill Downs.

Mission specialist Sandy Magnus and pilot Doug Hurley walk along the rope line as Atlantis is moved into the VAB in preparation for her final flight at the Kennedy Space Center.

A news anchor is silhouetted by studio lights as weather delays the roll back of the RSS at the Kennedy Space Center.

USGA Agronomist Darin Bevard uses a TruFirm to check the firmness of the putting surface during the practice round at the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. (Copyright USGA/Joel Kowsky)

Space Shuttle Endeavour is lifted inside the VAB in preparation for her final flight on STS-134.

Space Shuttle Atlantis sits illuminated by work lights on pad 39A just after 3am on June 1, 2011 after completing her final journey from the VAB.

A Nice Day to go to the Beach

Joel — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:46:19 +0000

A couple enjoys a walk on Montrose Beach in Chicago, Ill. on January 2, 2012.

Chicago – December 2011

Joel — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:55:38 +0000

Decided to break out my medium format camera last week for only about the third time since I bought it a few years ago. I can’t believe how mild winter has been so far, it needs to snow so I can start working on my next project. Watch for a post of my ten favorite frames from this past year sometime next week.

Happy Holidays!

Chicago Anti-War March – Oct. 8, 2011

Joel — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:51:21 +0000

Chicagoans marched through downtown to mark the 10th anniversary of US and NATO involvement in Afghanistan on Oct. 8, 2011. Only seven months until Chicago hosts the G8 and NATO Summits, then things will really get interesting.

You just have to wonder, if it wasn’t for the movie “V for Vendetta,” would people really be wearing Guy Fawkes masks? I’ll be posting some images of Occupy Chicago later this week, check back!

Chicago Marathon

Joel — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:40:48 +0000

Made the trek downtown to checkout the Bank of America Chicago Marathon this morning. Saw the runners come through downtown and then headed up to a Old Town to watch them head through a feed zone.

Chicago – December 2009

Joel — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:31:04 +0000

Chicago – June 23, 2009

Joel — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:37:04 +0000

Chicago – June 12, 2009 Part Two

Joel — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:48:05 +0000

Chicago – June 12, 2009

Joel — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:58:44 +0000

So I have decide that I am going to attempt to make a series that is tentatively called Solitary Chicago. I shot the above photo yesterday up in Chicago and last year I took a photo of a single figure standing in front of Buckingham Fountain. It’s going to take quite some time, but I’m going to continue to seek out solitary individuals sitting or standing in various places in the city.