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Kentucky Derby 2013
After the Boston Marathon bombing, cameras with detachable lenses were banned from the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby. Credentialed media were excepted. I had no credential, so my plan to bring a digital slr and shoot pictures that told the story of what it was like to be at Churchill Downs needed to change. [...]
May Day Rally 2013
I went downtown to make some photos at the May Day parade and rally that started in Union Park and ended up in the Federal Plaza. The pictures below are a sample of what I saw. Roberto Barrera Gilberto Altamirano Erick Nava Jesus Morales, left, and Jose Eric Luis Peña, right Alexander Ramirez, [...]
Denver iPhone
I returned yesterday from a six-day trip to Denver. While I visited the Mile High City, I spent some time documenting of what I saw. Below are some snaps from the trip. Thanks for looking!
Square Ball
Tonight, I shot a basketball game (a Chicago Public School Boys Basketball City Championship semifinal between Orr and Whitney Young) for practice and decided to crop everything in a square. Why? Just to see what happened. When you don’t have a boss, mixing it up for the heck of it is always allowed and sometimes [...]
50 Images from 2012
I spent a lot of time making images in the year 2012. Below is a selection of 50 photos that I feel represent where I am as a photographer. FEATURES PORTRAITS SPORTS ‘ NEWS STREET THE ONGOING PROJECT-AUGUSTIN TRONOU