Feb 22

2 shots from Feb 22



A thawing Chicago river as seen from N. Michigan Ave on Friday Feb 22 2008.



Nina Hill of Schaumburg Ill. protests the cancellation of In The Loop With I Village outside of the NBC Tower, 454 N. Columbus Drive on Friday Feb. 22 2008. Hill was part of a group of fans who prostested outside the NBC Tower from noon until 1pm.

ICPA Award Winning Images

Here are my winning images from the 2007 ICPA convention

1st place - Photo Essay - 2007 Chicago Marathon

Caption:Jamie Zacharias, 28, of Fort Worth, Texas is assisted to the medical tent by a course official after crossing the finish line with a time of 3:34:54. Unseasonably high temperatures during the 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon caused hundreds of participants to be brought to local hospitals.




3rd Place - Feature Photo

Caption:An ironworker positioned several stories above the block-37 construction site at 108 N. State St. Chicago, Ill., pauses in between crane loads of metal beams on Mar. 13, 2007. The future building will be a mixed use facility featuring a subway station and mall.



2nd place - Sports Photo

Caption: John Gaskell and Mike Finch from Michigan leap over the taxicab obstacle at the finish line on Oct. 20 2007 during the Men’s Health: Urbanathlon in Chicago, Ill. Finch said he was interested in the event but had to convince Gaskell to come with him.

Gary, IN 2008

Gary, Indiana Feb 2008

Campaigning Summer 2007

Soldier Field, pre-debate rally, summer 2007.

Congress Hotel Raid

Some additional shots from the Congress Hotel raid. Article can be seen here http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/785435,wanted020808.article

Seneca Park Pillow Fight

30 person pillow fight in Chicago's Seneca Park.

In the Chicago Sun-Times today.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/785435,wanted020808.article

More scans

A protestor holds a sign stating "Lemmings for Obama" just after Sen. Barack Obama's (D-ILL.) speech announcing the start of his presidential campaign in Springfield, IL. Feb 2007.

Plus-X EI 250 developed with Acu-Fine

Scanning old film

Have been scanning some Kodachrome from last summer. Image is from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi - Summer 2007.

Transmit from location circa 1937

Ash Wednesday - Sheil Catholic Center, Evanston IL

Ash Wednesday - Sheil Catholic Center, Evanston IL

Cardinal George conducts Ash Wednesday mass at the Sheil Catholic Center, Evanston IL.

Election Day

Few shots from election morning.

1- Election volunteers assist a women who speaks only Farsi as voters fill out ballots at St. Josaphat's Church. 2311 N. Southport Ave. on the morning of Tuesday Feb. 5. The polling station did not feature any computerized ballot machines.

2- Politcal campaign signs line W. Fullerton Ave. on the morning of Tuesday Feb. 5.

Going through the archives

Some shots from last years Chicago Marathon. Dug up for an updated gallery that will be on ColumbiaChronicle.com next week. We are currently (but slowly) adding all our past photo essays to the web page. About 2 or so will be added each week.