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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.

Roseland – 113th and Michigan

Vince

Rita

Timothy

Michelle

Andre

Lyesha and Bri-an

Carlton

The Abrams family

James

Keisha

Willie-Mae

David

Erica

Frank

Robert

Jasmine

Jesse

Jennifer

Ice, Hood, and Solid

Maya

Gloria

Yasmeen

Robert

Brittany

Telly, Cailyb, and Celeste

Dell

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