The Chi is my hometown. For better and for worse I love this place with every part in me. I love the beauty of it. I mourn for the ugliness that exists in it. My love for my city and my love for photography is what has influenced me to do this photo story. Enjoy.
Chicago was founded in 1833 and since then it's grown to be quite a huge place. Chicago is loud, it's messy, it's annoying and it's cool. The weather is bi-polar and it's gets ridiculously windy. No lie, sometimes you have to walk backwards if you'd like to reach your destination in time. Chicago can be both bitterly cold and tirelessly hot. It has a huge feeling and small feeling all at the same time.
There's no way to get away from construction no matter how hard you try. Chicago is the type of place that makes you wonder sometimes. There are so many contrasts that exist in this place that you wonder if it's really real. How can a city be both beautiful and terrible?
I never thought of Chicago as being a second city despite that nickname being given to it. To me it's a first class city with all the drama and greatness that comes along with that label. Sometimes I want to escape, get away from the ridiculousness of the politics and the red tape. But where would I go. Having grown up here I'm ingrained with the ability to deal with all the crap thrown at me.This post is just an introduction to what I hope turns out to be a thoroughly enjoyable story. I'll show the beauty and the beast that is Chicago. I hope to inspire other people to get out and take a look around their own cities. Takes pictures of the mundane things. Become a tourist of your own town. Appreciate everything that is around you. Now onto the lovely other pictures! Part II is forthcoming. YAAAAAAAAAY!
Lauren Green, 2010Thanks to Teri Green and Perry Baylock for being my adventure buddies and going around with me. Thanks to Rakesh Prem for being my research assistant and getting me motivated enough to actually put this up.
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