Documenting the Streets, Architecture, and People of Chicago by Andrew Miller
About: By Chicago based Photographer Andrew Miller
The Search For Mom, State Street
I’m almost certain this Dad is on the phone with his wife. The Disney sign that appears in the background couldn’t be more appropriate. I sure hope they found Mom.
Lives Crossing, Pearson Street
Hug, Michigan Avenue
Lincoln Avenue, West Lakeview
One of my favorite areas of the Northside, downtown can be seen at a distance down Lincoln Avenue.
We are all one, NBC Tower
Salt & Pepper, Clark Street
It’s rare that I take photos from inside a windshield, let along post them later. But for some reason the textures and colors come together nicely in this shot.
Cubs Fan, Wrigleyville
Coffee Shop Illusions, River North
Rich Reflections, Gold Coast
Brown Line Curve, Lincoln and Paulina
Northwest Tower, Six Corners, Wicker Park
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time at the six corners in Wicker Park. My goal is to create a photo of the neighborhood that you can feel just by looking at it. I’m not quite there yet, but here are two I am very please with.
In the first photo, my tripod was lowered as far as it could go to the ground. This man walked by and created a bobbled head silhoutte as he was waiting to cross the street. Although there are some imprefections with the angle of the camera cuting off some of the elements in the scene, I fell in love with the shot. Once I was able to get my gear situated, I ended with a nice light trail from a CTA bus. It goes to show that a photograph doesn’t have to be perfect as long as it has some element of interest. My Wicker Park projects will always and forever be a work in progress.
John Hancock in Full Glory, Rush, Wabash, and Delware
Here is more of a full view of the intersection of Rush, Wabash and Delaware where the northeast side of the Hancock Center can be seen in it’s full glory. The focal length used is 10mm which really allows you to fit in more of the surrounding architecture into the frame. My favorite part of this scene is how the parking garage provides a quality of patterned symmetry and how the crossing light trails show just a hint of speed.
The John Hancock Center, Framed, Rush Street
As I was attempting to frame the Hancock Center a 25 second exposure was required. I was able to catch each traffic light as they were changing from green to yellow to red. This happy accident definitely adds some color to this looming view from Rush and Delaware.
This intersection is almost too perfect, Rush and Oak St, zoom, zoom
Slick, 540 W Madison, Bank of America Plaza
