Everything Started Here – The first print

A friend asked me to photograph the Aon Center. Her uncle had worked there for years and she wanted something that carried that connection. I went to shoot the building and the lion walked into the frame.

That was it. Old Chicago and modern Chicago in one shot. The stone that's been standing guard for over a century and the steel that defines the skyline behind it. Neither one asking permission from the other. Both just being what they are.

This was the first photograph someone ever asked me for. The moment this stopped being something I did for myself and became something other people wanted to live with.

That's what this print carries into a room.

This piece is for the person who understands that a city isn't one thing.

Not the one who decorates. The one who curates.

It works in living rooms, offices, studios, and creative spaces that run minimal but hit hard.

Print details

• Unframed (frame shown for styling only)
• Premium matte paper, giclée printed
• Shipped rolled and protected
• Each size individually cropped for the strongest composition

Available sizes

11 × 14 · 16 × 20 (most popular) · 18 × 24 · 28 × 40

Smaller sizes layer in a gallery wall. Larger sizes own a room.

Quiet, but never unseen.