Iconic Moments

Seka Meets Lynch, originally uploaded by leznek.

I just spent a little time looking at my husband Jim’s photos on flickr. He tends to be selective about what he posts, including choice shots from his digital collection and others that were scans of school days, but every one seems to encapsulate a wonderful facet of his personality. They just hang together well as a collection. So just in case you haven’t before, click on “leznek” and browse around.

Tags: flickr, jim, photography

Signage and Architecture in Chicago

Cermak Plaza, originally uploaded by Hawk3ye.

I updated the tags on my Chicago set on flickr, and added a new photo of the cool Cermak Plaza sign from this weekend. I’ll have to try to get a better one of that sometime.

I really enjoy photographing these signs and buildings and will continue to expand this collection over the years. I think I have a lot more old photos in my files that should be in this set, including some black and white film photos that have not yet been scanned.

There are a ton of wonderful blogs about Chicago architecture and signage out there. To name a few that I read:

Tags: atomic, design, mid-century, photography