Recent Work

Singer Kym Mazelle. (Andrew A. Nelles For DEMO Magazine)

Merle and Adolf Perez renew their vows at Tower Hill Care Center in South Elgin, Ill., on Saturday, April 28, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |

 Jesse Perez kisses his father, Adolf Perez's head as Adolf and his wife Merle Perez renew their vows at Tower Hill Care Center in South Elgin, Ill., on Saturday, April 28, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |

 Brad Giertz works on the second floor of his construction site in East Dundee, Ill., on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Giertz has been working on the project for the past 17 years, doing nearly all of the construction alone. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |

 Benjamin Bergeson, 5, of St. Charles, Ill., hunts for eggs during the Adaptive Spring Holiday Egg Hunt at Kenyon Woods Middle School in South Elgin, Ill., on Thursday, April 5, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

 Olympic swimmer Christine Magnuson works with young swimmers during a clinic at the University of Illinois Chicago pool in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, April 14, 2012. (Andrew A. Nelles/ For The Chicago Tribune)

 James Yeung, 25, stands outside the Chicago Theater on State Street. The securities trader bought a condo in the 200 North Dearborn building and is enjoying attending theatrical events, concerts and museums in and around the Loop. (Andrew A. Nelles/ For The Chicago Tribune)

 Larkin's Christopher Guzeman (3) safely reaches second past Bartlett's Ryan Karrick (2) during the first inning at Larkin High School in Elgin, Ill., on Thursday, April 12, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

 South Elgin's Nevan Jeske (22) dives on a ground ball during the second inning at Hampshire High School in Hampshire, Ill., on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Dundee-Crown's Trent Muscat (19) tags out Hoffman Estates' Kevin Grudzinski (22) during the first inning at Dundee Crown High School in Carpentersville, Ill., on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media