Street/My Photography.

FEATURE IMAGE (left to right): State Street, Chicago, July 2015 (STREET I); Motorcycle riders, July 2018 (TRAINS & MOTORCYCLES); Shopper, June 2019 (STREET II); and Kiss in Spring rain, May 2019 (STREET II).

17 Posts.

Street Photography: MOTORCYCLES. (24 Photos).

FEATURE Image: North Avenue, Chicago, August 2016. Four days after recording Heartbreak Hotel in January 1956 for RCA records in Nashville, Tennessee, 21-year-old Elvis Presley went out and bought a brand-new red-and-white 1956 Harley Davidson KH. Elvis was not yet famous but had already developed a signature style for which this motor bike formed a…

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Street Photography: CARS & TRUCKS. (100 Photos).

FEATURE image: 1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Convertible (lipstick red). 1. PARADE LAP: Like Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang, today’s Dodge Challenger is a modern muscle car that is inspired by — and compared to — the legacy of its 1960s forebear. The 2021 Ford F-150 ‘s solid performance and durability have few competitors in the…

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My Street Photography: Europe 1970s-2000s (53 Photos).

FEATURE image: July 1984. Marienplatz, Munich, Germany. 7.91mb 91% Opened in 1967, the Berkeley Library building is at Trinity College, Ireland’s oldest university founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), in the heart of Dublin, Ireland. The library building is an example of modern Brutalist architecture — exposed unpainted concrete, monochrome palette, steel, timber,…

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Street Photography: STREET II. (96 Photos).

FEATURE image: Chicago Loop, August 2014. Photographs ©John P. Walsh William C. “Bill” Henry (1935-1992) for which this portion of 16th Street is named, was a 24th Ward Chicago alderman. Ald. Henry put together the coalition of Black and white aldermen to elect Eugene Sawyer (1934-2008) as mayor of the City of Chicago following the sudden…

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Street Photography: U.S. MIDWEST ROADS. (80 Photos).

FEATURE Image: Wedding party, Waukesha Co., Pewaukee, WI. June 2017. Introduction. Here are some of my photographs featuring the people, places, and things I have seen on today’s U.S. Midwest roads. I have a personal affinity and affection for the American Midwest. I grew up in Chicago and its suburbs, and went to school here…

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Street Photography: TRAINS. (38 Photos & Videos).

FEATURE image: Metra Locomotive 129. Westbound, Union Pacific West Line. Author’s photograph, May 2018. Details on the train in post below. Video of same run of Metra Locomotive 185 (above), westbound BSNF Railway Line, August 2022. The Brown Line (also known as the Ravenswood Line) is part of the Chicago “El” or “L” rapid transit…

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