NOVEMBER 2024

• Crust Fund Pizza - Chicago’s alley pizza expert

• Carlos Javier Ortiz - Photographer / director based in Chicago

• Neon Mike - talented neon artist

• Don’t Fret - vaguely anonymous artist

SEPTEMBER 2024

• Little Egg Boy - artist based in Atlanta

• Nathan Pearce - photographer based in rural Illinois

AUGUST 2024

• Josh Druding - Chicago music photographer

• Matt Roan - the best DJ in town and a rad dude

JULY 2024

• Union - nice beer bar (with a great burger!) in Logan Square

• Mark Hunter - The Cobrasnake. OG nightlife photographer

• Longman & Eagle - iconic Chicago neighborhood restaurant and tavern

• Cody Hudson - amazing artist and early-career supporter of mine

JUNE 2024

• Huge Galdones - chicago-based food photographer with the best name

• Mariah Karson - formerly chicago-based photographer now living in paradise (?)

• Best Intentions - great neighborhood corner bar with wildly affordable coors banquet

MAY 2024

• Tim Blokel - go-to digital tech and camera know-it-all

• Kimball Arts Center - building off the 606 which houses my studio and is full of rad people

• Alvaro Ilizarbe - artist from Peru based in LA

• Meadowlark - great speakeasy in Logan Square

• Dave Rentauskas - one of my oldest buds; chicago photographer/videographer

April 2024

• Erica Chadwick - my photo rep & friend for a decade strong!

• Warlord - dark, mysterious, delicious restaurant 🤤

• E Lee - Chicago artist and currency printer

• All-Star Press - Longan Square-based gallery, shop, art hub, creative inspiration

March 2024

• Txa Txa - Chicago duo who produce tasty and beautiful food experiences

• Kenneth Yoder - filmmaker, rabble-rouser, ex-common law partner, and more!

• Haley Hauck - creative inspiration, role model, my blood! 🤗

• Sam Goldbroch - bladesmith who makes beautiful knives

• Herman Asph - dp, photographer, regular collaborator

• Joiners - really good chicago-based food & beverage industry podcast

• Bronques - my old rival photoblogger, artist, musician, thinker

• Craighton Berman - Chicago-based designer with great work

February 2024

• The Center of Order and Experimentation - a shop, not a cult

• Jack is Fun - fun guy. loves roller coasters and wit

• Jack Garland - art photographer and wine connoisseur based in Chicago

• Allison Ziemba - my bfff 😘

• Stacy Kranitz - a favorite photographer doing great work

• Emmy Star Brown - Chicago-based visual artist and studio neighbor

January 2024

• Lonesome Rose - hip tex mex vibes in Logan Square

• Spinning J - that breakfast sandwich tho

• Lardon - great sandwich spot with high standards and pretty aesthetics

• Beers & Cameras Chicago - photo nerd meetups and more