Ever since I got my new camera, I've been focusing more on taking better pictures. While doing this, I've discovered some themes that have emerged in my photography. A big one so far is the interaction between light and dark. Additionally, some of the major figures in my photos are geometric shapes. I have always had a prediliction towards buildings, cityscapes, and landscapes. I don't know, there's just something about the complexity of organic and artificial structures that fascinates me.

I can trace this all back to Chicago: my home, my first love, and the place I feel most at ease. I remember field trips to the museums and parks and planetariums, and the bus rides filled with wonder and amazement at the morning skyline seen from Lake Shore Drive. The business, the car horns, the smells all still excite me. For me there is nothing like urban Chicago.

I can still find pockets of this feeling in some places in Rochester. Every now and then an errant smell will send me back to those days. I may see a sculpture and be reminded of those at the DuSable Museum, or spot a brand name unique to my days in the City of Lights.