Everybody who writes is engaged in the remarkable enterprise of making consciousness manifest—catching the slipperiest of substance, a thought, and nailing it to a page. It is amazing, when you think about it, that people should even try to do such a thing; that they would occasionally succeed nearly miraculous. And, indeed, there is something spiritual about the act of writing. When it’s done in a slovenly manner or in bad faith, it seems somehow sacrilegious. When it’s done well, we should stand back and regard it with a kind of reverence.

-Ben Yagoda, The Sound on the Page

taken from the website of inspiration provider and writer extraordinaire, Nick Miller

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writing with light in Chicago, October 2, 2011

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“One more song!! One more song!” the dance floor erupted into chanting after the last song ended at the close of Brenda and John’s wedding reception. A familiar tune as I’m a frequent show-goer and awesome audience participant myself. That’s what we always plead when the band has played their last, walked off stage and we want more.

Well, Brenda and John’s crew wanted more! More of the love, more of the fun, more of all the awesomeness that their wedding celebration was. And DJ John of After Dark Entertainment pulled through: after a few moments of the banter, he threw on the ultimate crowd pleaser SHOUT and the crowd went wild. I’ve never seen a dj play another song after the last song. There are hourly fees and contracts to abide by, after all. So DJ John gets mad props. It was a moment of momentum that I’ll never forget.

Officially “off the clock” myself, I had stuck around to hang out with this awesome group so I was on the dance floor already, duh. Don’t get it twisted, this photographer likes to dance. So when the dancers threw up their hands at the first shout, I ran and grabbed my camera. This was one encore I couldn’t let go uncaptured.

Stay tuned for a full post from Brenda and John’s wedding later this week…

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I leave for Italy today. I’m off to shoot the wedding of Karoline and Andrew in Rome, then take a stab at Lovato visions of Venice, Sienna, Florence and Tuscany. I couldn’t be more excited to explore this beautiful country I admire so much and document a Catholic wedding celebration in one of the oldest and most historical cities in the world. It is surely to be an exciting journey…professionally, photographically and personally, always.

I can’t really say much more than that right now. I hope to blog while I’m there but not sure how much time I’ll want to take away from experiencing this travel in its fullest. We’ll see.

For now, I’m just going to open myself to the exploration and discovery of new parts of myself and my profession. I’ll stay on track where the tracks may lead, yet remain unafraid to derail and follow a few roads unknown. I’ll walk. I’ll dream. I’ll take every moment possible to appreciate my open eyes and all that they’ve been graced to see.

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train tracks shot in Chicago, Sept 30, 2011

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sometimes a girl just needs to take off on her own two feet and see where the wind takes her. and what better location to do that than the windy city itself.

i took the day off last Friday and did just that. i waited for a train with a cup of tea. took two elevators and an escalator to the 95th floor of the sears* tower. shot some shooters. got another cup of tea and found a new friend. or maybe she found me. i wandered. explored. got lost. looked. found. and figured out quite a few things about figuring things out. it was a beautiful little journey.

i ended up walking about 8 miles through Chicago and i can say one thing’s for sure: that is one special place with way too many special people. i learned so much this weekend about travel, movement, doing things for myself and making friends where ever my feet may lead. i’ve now got more friends in that area than i could have ever hoped to have and i left super anxious to get back. i think i’ll wait til winter’s over though…

for now, a collection of iPhone images in honor of our great leader lost and the beauty of a city he and his products helped me find

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*formerly known as the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the North America is now named the Willis Tower

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  • October 7, 2011 - 9:13 am

    Joe + Kathrina - I’ve only been to Chicago once but I really enjoyed the city. It looks like you had a great time, all the pictures make you feel like you were there. I imagine that “Kiss ‘n ride” could get pretty awkward.

  • October 7, 2011 - 11:34 am

    rooz - These are awesome! One of your best sets of pics Ive seen . I love the spider and high rise ones

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