georgia on mind :: nature photography :: city photography

chicago shoreline :: chicago photography

the chicago shoreline in the winter is an interesting place to be. the wind coming off the lake is brutally cold and sharp. your bones turn to ice and it can be difficult to breath.

but then... you see the contrasting views in each direction and the beauty of it all just might make the bitterness worth it. looking toward the city, you see the masses off to work, or on the train, or honking their car horns. and looking toward the lake you see emptiness and quiet. i love that. i love standing right in between such opposing views... with admiration and fear for both sides.

little "p" :: family photography

birds on a wire :: city photography

i feel like pictures of birds on a wire have been taken by every photographer ever. but still... when i find myself looking up and i see them, all lined up, i can't help but wonder... what are they thinking about up there? what are they saying to each other? do they know a storm is coming?

how amazing it would be to just perch up high and observe.

a young ballerina :: dance photography

living vicariously through my subject... that's acceptable right?  

xoxo

2013 old capitol art fair :: event photography

i am one very lucky girl who gets to serve on the 'old capitol art fair' board each year.  it is the largest art fair in the country that is completely ran by volunteers.  it's one of my favorite events of the year and early on saturday morning, when the tents are starting to pop open and the smell of fresh donuts fills the street, i literally become giddy!

above are a few photos that i took during the first day of the fair.  if you haven't been before, i hope you'll join us some spring... it's really very special.  xoxo

lincoln library :: city photography

this is the library i grew up reading in.  it brings back memories of card catalogs and whispering in the aisles about boys.  i now take my own children here.

this library has been exactly the same since it was built in 1976.  a couple of years ago, due to lack of city funds, the doors almost closed.  i remember taking my oldest son here one saturday morning thinking it might be the last time i walked among it's books.  i was sad and, like many, angry that such a thing could happen.

thankfully, after an uproar from citizens, the city found a way to keep this beautiful (although dated) library open.

then, earlier this month, i read something wonderful.  a private donor will be offering the library at least $600,000 for renovations including a new coffee shop!  the remodel starts this summer.  people's generosity really never ceases to amaze me.  i am thrilled to see how this place i grew up with will change and excite my children as they grow too.

of course, i had to do a little photo shoot before the remodel begins.  so i have a place, in a photo album, years from now, to visit my childhood and the memories this lovely library has given me.  xoxo

brick tour :: city photography

i love an old brick building.   they are intriguing even when run-down and grown-over.  their colors are rich and rustic and i imagine the stories that have been created inside of them.  they have history and hold their place in a city like a controversial political character... loved and hated by so many.  they are beautifully fascinating.

p.s.  i have been playing with a new lens.  the photos seem to take on a life of their own when i use it.  what do you think?

into the city :: st. louis photography

i asked "the monster" once...

"when you grow up, do you want to live in a city or on the farm?"

the city, because i love the lights.  they make my stomach excited as we drive in. he replied.

i agree.