You’re Who, Now?

I am a photographer in Chicago, IL, USA. I grew up on Long Island, just outside of New York City in the town of Great Neck, and attended the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, from which I graduated in 1994 with a BA in Studio Art.  My work was a 50/50 blend of photography and sculpture (I’ll put up some links soon).  I then went to graduate school at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA, from which I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in 2001, and then moved to Chicago, IL, and have been working as a freelance photographer ever since.

Most of my work has been photographing works of art for artists, galleries, etc. I had started doing this kind of work while in graduate school, first photographing my own sculptural things, and then helping my colleagues photograph theirs. Eventually I had to start charging for my time, and things started to snowball. When we moved to Chicago, it made sense to continue in that line of work, which still occupies much of my time, though I very much enjoy doing other kinds of photography, too.

In 2004 my wife (who makes vintage reproduction garters under the name Previously) and I started renovating our kitchen, doing all the work ourselves.  It was an enormous project, completely ruled our lives, and it’s finally finished.  There really isn’t any sawdust in the cereal at all.  None!

Here‘s the story of the microwave table in the picture below.  We are also proud to live with Stella, the fastest cat in all of Chicago.

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Tail-end of kitchen project