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I love creating art and I love living the life of an artist, but stories like this take the meaning of my work to insanely heartwarming...

I've been Crystal Crazy lately, shooting a large number of new images for the series, and it has paid off! The Crystal photographs...

I'm thrilled to announce the opening of my retrospective exhibition at the Instituto Cervantes in Chicago, Wed, Jan 25, 6-8 pm, where...

Blue Man Group has selected A Universe Beckons (one of the images in my Crystal series of photographs) as one of its National art...

I'm very happy with my latest release, but it almost never came to be. A misstep during the shoot in Philadelphia resulted in my having...

Alleys & Ruins no. 150 (woohoo !! ) was shot in North Philadelphia in a huge abandoned industrial building. You can see an aerial view...

25th Anniversary of the Alleys & Ruins Alley no. 1, Electric Sky, was shot in September of 1991, 25 years ago. In 1991 I was shooting a...

Crawford Steel is a steel service company in Chicago's Southwest side. For years, their huge industrial building was always being tagged...

This year I celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Alleys and Ruins series. It has been an unlikely and eventful path ... from first...

Instituto Cervantes of Albuquerque, NM Nov 21-Feb 20, 2015 Opening reception Nov 21, 5:30-8:30pm I’m in Albuquerque this weekend for the...

Florida Museum of Photographic Art VAIVEN: Six Visual Journeys between Spain and the US October 2 – November 30, 2015 400 N. Ashley...

Alleys & Ruins no. 148, Dive Bar (2015, Chicago, IL, 11pm) While shooting my new image Dive Bar, Danny Wolverton (aka “Special Head” of...

I’m very pleased to announce that Alleys & Ruins no. 134, Dub Stop, is now part of the Illinois State Museum permanent collection! The...

This little corner appeared to be the watering hole for a number of locals, thus the name. It could have also been called Couch 2.0,...

City Creatures: Animal Encounters in Chicago’s Urban Wilderness Oct 1 – Dec 28, 2015 2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago The City Creatures...

Rhodius: fallen hero of Troy Those of you familiar with my work at the art fairs have seen my Alleys & Ruins and Crystal photographs. But...

The images in the Crystal series are extreme close up photographs of chinaware that I’ve re-glazed and repainted. I’ve been working on...

Alleys & Ruins no. 147, Dequindre Couch (2014, Detroit, MI, 11pm) Above is a still from a video I shot while exploring the area before...

NOW. One of my pieces that will be in the exhibition at the museum The Illinois State Museum, Southern Illinois Gallery. November 23,...

Alleys & Ruins no. 146, Electric (2014, Portland, OR, 11pm) Portland is a city with some odd contrasts. It is one of the hippest, most...