Milwaukee: City of Tiny Dreams

A few weeks back some  pals went up to Milwaukee (which may be the coolest city in America, no joke) for the weekend. I'm never not amazed by the businesses and institutions that are thriving in this great city (if you ever are in Milwaukee and you don't go to Angelo's Piano Lounge, well, then you still haven't gone to  Milwaukee). One of the places we checked out was Koz's Mini Bowl, which is exactly what it sounds like - a damn tiny bowling alley. It's housed in a nondescript bar on a residential street, and it's awesome.

But first, the stunning view from our hotel window.

Revitalizing Juneau, Milwaukee, 201

Keith As a Giant, Milwaukee, 2012

Koz's (Notice the Pin Setter?), Milwaukee, 2012

Kintner Tells Niki Another Off-Color Joke, Milwaukee, 2012

Koz's, Milwaukee, 2012

A Twisted Midwesterner's Idea Of Warmth

Rarely is there a February day in Chicago that is comfortable enough to get on your bike and take a ride by the Lake, but this Winter has yielded more than one. End Times, or so it seems. May as well enjoy it while we can, right?


Renegade, Chicago, 2012



Niagra Walls, Chicago, 2012


Teach a Man to Fish in February..., Chicago, 2012

CAMERA ERROR. DO NOT COMPUTE.

The other day at work I was trying to take some pictures of some cars. One of them turned out like this:


Artiest thing I've done since college.

Quick Trips, Slow Snaps

This past weekend HK and I did some driving on and off I94, touring around areas of Western Michigan that we've somehow never bothered to check out.  There's wineries out there, you know? It's like it's the Napa Valley of the Midwest (not really, but whatever). Anyhow, making the short drive from Chicago is not a bad way to spend a day, especially when the landscape is covered with a fresh white blanket.


Buffalo Trees, 2012

Landstraction, 2012

Landstraction, 2012

Cabernet/Iced, 2012

Winter Blend, 2012

Catching Up With 2011

I'm pretty much a horrible blog-poster of photos unless they're wedding related, so in a futile attempt to catch up on some things captured on pixel in 2011, here are a few things to look at that were shot in the last year.

Las Vegas, May 2011:


No-tell, Neon Boneyard

Creepy Duck, Neon Boneyard

Pull Up a Chair, Neon Boneyard

Neon Boneyard

Vancouver, B.C. August, 2011


Water Works, Vancouver

Canadian Pier, Vancouver

Bridge over Stanley, Vancouver

Ships in the Night, Vancouver

Oregon, August 2011


Goonie Beach, Oregon Coast

Over the Ocean, Oregon Coast



Desserter Beach, Oregon Coast

That one Rock I took a Brazillion Pictures Of, Oregon Coast

Hippies Run Wild, Oregon Coast

And finally, some babies I had the pleasure of meeting this year.


Annalisa, Mable and Brandon,  Portland, 2011

Margot and Sabrina,  Detroit, 2011


2011 wasn't half shabby, I reckon. Here's to an even less shabby 2012!

Adult Times at the Adler

In mid September I was lucky enough to be asked by my pal Annie to come down to her workplace to take some shots of an event she helped plan, and will continue to plan on the third Thursday of every month. When the workplace hosting the event is as cool as the Adler Planetarium in downtown Chicago, the decision to bring the camera is an easy one.

The patio at the Adler has one of the best views in the city, for serious.



The inside of the joint is pretty damn psychedelic.




Check out the full set on Flickr, and come on out next month and have a beer under Saturn.