Tearsheet | Fare Magazine Cover 09.03.2010
The shoot I did for Fare Magazine just came out. I shot the cover as well as the main feature for it.
Fare Magazine February/March 2010
The shoot I did for Fare Magazine just came out. I shot the cover as well as the main feature for it.
Fare Magazine February/March 2010
I’ve got some work in the current issue of Splat XD Magazine from last months UWL Paintball tournament in LA.
Derrick Obatake in Splat XD Magazine
Chicago Heretics at UWL California
Chicago Heretics at UWL California
Chicago Heretics at UWL California
So I’ve got work in two events this weekend, one in Richmond Virginia and the other here in Chicago.
First up on Friday is the 13th Critical Mass Bike Winter Art Show Closing Party, which will be at the Rumble Arts Center (3413 W North Ave) here in Chicago from 6pm–Midnight. The prints that are currently up at New Wave Café will be moving over there for that, so you have one more chance to check them out.
Next up on Saturday is the COG Magazine Photo Exhibition/NAHBS Afterparty, which will be at the Marvin Lang Building (1623 W Broad) in Richmond VA. The event, taking place during the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, will feature work of mine, as well we other COG photographers like Peter DiAntoni and Yohei Morita. I’m really excited to be a part of the show, so if you’re in Richmond for NAHBS or any other reason you should check it out.
The Chicago Bike Winter Art Show kicks off this Friday at New Wave Coffee in Logan Square (2557 N. Milwaukee). I’ll have work in it again this year – never seen before prints from the Cycle Messenger World Championship in Tokyo. Additionally opening night features a sale on TyK 2010 cycling Ladies PinUp and Men’s SuperHero Calendars. I shot and designed the Men’s calendar, so you’ve got a chance to not just buy prints of mine, but you can take home a calendar packed full of my photos. Rad, huh.
Ok. So these photos kind of have nothing to do with anything I’ve been working on, but after yet another laptop harddrive crash I stumbled on them while trying to restore stuff. They’re from a trip I made to DC this summer, and while they’re pretty “stock” I think they’re nice.
Plus Chicago is grey and cold today so it’s cool to see some sun, even if it’s halfway across the country and six months ago.
US Capital Building
US Supreme Court
Civil War Memorial
Outside the Lincoln Memorial
The Federal Reserve Building
The White House
Yeah. It’s the end of the week. So, you know. Cats and chicken broth and sharpies. The things my life is made up of.
Fido
Eero Aarnio Puppy
Mina
Sharpie
Campbell’s Chicken Broth
Leica Lumix Camera
4Star Courier Collective Coffee Mug
My Grandfather’s Typewriter
The last couple months have brought on a bunch of unexpected studio/object work – shooting some portfolios for a few people as well as a shoot yesterday for Fare Magazine.
Livingroom Setup
Kelly Novak
Kelly Novak
Laila Korn – Stylish Girl
Laila Korn – Stylish Girl
Fare Magazine
Fare Magazine
I grew up in Bloomington Indiana, home to Indiana University, the Little 500, and the best record store in the mid-west. I only really make it down there once a year at this point, for the holidays, to see my folks and old friends. Which really is a shame, because it’s such an amazing town with so many things going on there. Chicago is just far enough away (and the Greyhound only goes to Indy) to make it tough to just swing by.
Here’s my last trip in a handful images.
There’s a lot I could say about 2009. And yeah, a lot of what I could say would be bad. It’s always going to be the year that my whole life changed, that I went on startling and amazing adventures, that I found out who my friends are, who my family is and the year that I finally almost got myself killed.
But why waste the time and the air on it. Jake Blaze, if you could, pass me that whisky and lets get busy living.
Jake Blaze and Chris Dilts | NYE 2009/2010
So Kelly and I just got back from Puerto Rico last night and I’ll be sorting through the epic amount of photos I shot there over the holiday. One day back in Chicago to wrap up christmas shopping and then I’m on the Greyhound tomorrow for Indianapolis to see the folks for Christmas.
The weekend before I helped out at (as well as racing in and placing DFL) Augie Montes and Nico Deportago-Cabrera’s Seasons Beatings alleycat and weekend of mayhem. The race was part of the continuing effort to raise money for the Tokyo Bicycle Messenger Association, which took on a substantial debt (about $34000 natch) putting on the 2009 Cycle Messenger World Championship.
Augie Montes and Nico Deportago-Cabrera
Nico Deportago-Cabrera, Augie Montes and Chris Dilts with the DFL Trophy
To help raise money to support the TKBMA the International Bicycle Messenger Federation has organized a bit of an intercity competition, the Tokyo Fundraiser Cup, to see who can raise the most. Right now there has been over $8000 raised and the city leading is, you guessed it, Chicago.
The event more or less took place over three days, starting with a late night sprint race and afterparty, the actual alleycat and then afterparty and then an all day brunch/dance party/destroy Josh Tripps house. Not just Chicago was in effect – Matt and Jeff from Philly actually flew here to sleep on my couch and do the poker race.
Matt from Philly
Chrome, who threw down prizes for the race, just put up some of the photos Allison Peck and I shot during the weekend over on their blog:
