Urban Exploration / May 30, 2016 by Adrian Galli

Memorial Day – when we all take time to reflect on the lost lives of brave an honorable soldiers.

Monday – a day that normally has Chicago swarming with people.

But today is a holiday and this makes Chicago an oddly quiet place.

Taking the time to explore a city as complex and full or architecture as Chicago brings new discoveries everywhere. One can get swept up in the labyrinth of buildings, alleys, streets, and hidden paths etched in the cityscape.

There are many treasures to find in a city. Go out and explore.

Shot on iPhone 6s

Infinite Ways to Photograph Anything / May 25, 2016 by Adrian Galli

There are many subjects in this world that have been photographed over and over and over again. Some of these include the Eiffel Tower, Millennium Park, Marina City, the Roman Coliseum, the Parthenon, and many more.

It's easy to be fooled into thinking that because one subject has been photographed so many times that there's no need to photograph again or that one can't bring a new perception to said subject but I would argue that there is an infinite ways to bring a new vision to something that has been seen so many times.

The building shown in this photo I have photographs so many times before but there are so many ways to photograph it that I am compelled to shoot it again and again.

I once posted, on Twitter, that sometimes the best shot is behind you. While walking down a street I've walked down many times, a building a shot many times, with the sun and light exactly how I've seen it many time, the green light changed and in one serendipitous moment, I turned and saw this familiar building in a very unfamiliar way.