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A two week stay in Chicago was the perfect reason to FINALLY go back to visit my alma mater. I haven’t spent any real time there since…well, since I was paying to be there. Seeing campus in its deserted state let me take all the time I wanted. And made me remember the first time I fell in love with the place as a senior in high school.

 

Arnie’s Arch. Ok, it’s technically the Weber Arch.

 

My First Dorm: North Mid Quads

 

My Second, Third, and Fourth Dorm: “The Plex”

 

So many memories…

 

It is what you think it is. Thank God for this place.

 

The Black House Porch

 

In four years, I set foot in Deering Meadow once. But I walked by it at least 4 times per day.

 

The Library

 

Tech: In the pantheon of uninviting structures, Northwestern’s main engineering building manages to barely edge out the Death Star

 

Tech Lobby: this is about as inviting as it gets. And it hasn’t changed in 20 years.

 

Shakespeare Garden. Probably one of the least well-known but most beautiful gems on campus. I couldn’t remember how to get there and had to look it up on a map.

 

I spent more time here than anywhere else in college. I worked here all four years, and in my senior year I clocked 30-40 hours per week. Many of the people I’m now closest to were also 4-year Norris-ites. This is where I moved tables and chairs for money, where I was a Center Manager (which basically meant I wore a tie and carried around about 30 keys to unlock every door in the building), where I met celebrities, where I did never-ending problem sets, where I had an office in the basement, opened my grad school acceptance letters (and cried with my mother on the phone as I shared the news), pulled finals week and Dance Marathon all-nighters, and saw the OJ verdict. When I have fond memories about my college years, its a pretty safe bet that Norris is at the heart of them.

 

I think I made it to Chicago maybe twice in all of college. Great city. But I didn’t find out until I’d already left.

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  • Ama

    Awesome photos. NU has changed a lot but is still the same. A fellow NU Alum.

  • Angelique

    These photos are gorgeous! Makes me want to go back myself and chronicle the places I frequented, some that would clearly overlap yours. :)

  • Maeyen

    Beautiful!

  • Lesley Grossblatt

    Northwestern . . . where the cool kids went. :) Great photos.

    I miss Chi-town. My favorite memories of the UofC were the days I skipped class to take the 6-Jeffery bus downtown to hang out at the Art Institute all day long.

During a recent trip to NYC, I happened to be working with this view. The Freedom Tower. And then a storm came along, which meant a 10-minute work break to get a few shots. The clouds kept getting more and more dramatic, until my 10-minute break had become an hour. The mental respite was more than welcome…nothing stills my mind the way photography does.

 

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Simona Halep on her way to being upset…

 

Anything you can do…

 

Monfils NEVER disappoints.  Except in the quarterfinals against Federer.

 

 

Cilic on the way to winning the whole thing.

 

Tsonga, one of my favorite players.

 

 

Serena

 

Milos Raonic

 

Venus

 

Azarenka

 

 

 

Victor Estrella Burgos put up an AMAZING fight against Raonic.

 

 

Lisa Leslie

 

 

David Ferrer

 

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Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Hong Kong for a photoshoot! My first international assignment! My hosts’ hospitality was incredible. I loved every second. And as if that wasn’t enough, I also had a chance to explore the city a bit with my camera. I can’t think of anything more perfect than being able to combine travel and photography. For me, a week of shooting in Hong Kong, mixing business with pleasure, is pretty close to the absolute ideal way to spend my time. Here are some of the highlights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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