SOCIOLOGRAPHY

  • Detroit in Three Dimensions

    I spent a lot of time thinking about how I might novelly approach photographing Detroit while preparing to go there for the summer. While my main approaches were to address living with abandonment and visual representations of the public/private divide using traditional digital photography, I spent some time considering how different photographic methods might augment…

  • Trunk Show Opening October 24

    I will be showing a five photograph piece in The Trunk Show. Here is the announcement: The opening reception for the TRUNK SHOW will be on Saturday, October 24th, from 7-10pm. Barbara & Barbara Gallery is located at 1021 North Western Avenue (3 blocks south of Division), near the Empty Bottle. The show will run from October…

  • Mapping the CHA’s Plan for Transformation

    With the Chicago Housing Authority’s Plan for Transformation in full swing, it’s hard to keep track of the location of new mixed income developments — not to mention which of the old family developments haven’t been demolished. Because the CHA website doesn’t have the entire listings, I submitted a request for the full data and…

  • Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art

    Milton Mizenberg, Jr. and his wife moved to the Chicago South Side neighborhood of Oakland in the 1980s. He responded to the two derelict lots across from his house by transforming them into the Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art, a public space to appreciate the neighborhood and view his sculpture. It has changed with the…

  • South Side Street Corners

    A recent excursion to photograph street corners on the South Side prompted me to put pull out a few other favorite corner shots. Whether the buildings that occupy these sites anchor commercial districts or serve as outposts in residential neighborhoods, they play key roles in communities.

  • Chicago Housing Authority

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