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I Am Chicago

Portraits of Chicagoans from 30 Chicago neighborhoods

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    A gallery of photographs showing the tremendous richness of the way that Chicagoans present themselves to the public - the faces, bodies, attitudes, clothes, accessories, tools of everyday life that people lug with them - morph wildly from North to South and East to West.

    Our portraits document 30 Chicago corners spanning two years and all seasons. Each neighborhood of Chicago is represented through a careful selection of portraits of its citizens as they passed by our makeshift studio in the course of a single day. To entice Chicagoans to pose for our lens, a professional studio portrait was printed on the spot and given to each participant.

Humboldt Park – Division Street

Johnny ‘Bananas’ and Gabriel

Pete

Rosaly

Rosa

Norberto

Isali and Corali

Oscar

Karla

Evelyn and Chris

Clarence

Lus

Eddie

Maridsa and Belinda

Lebster

Felix

Ana

Juan

Gladys and Luis

Samuel

Maria

Heraldo

Luzney

Gamadier

Brenda

Coralie and Ivan

Richard

Ginette

Norberto

Maria

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