Mark Marano

Driving back to Elgin after staying at my friend Matt’s in Chicago for the weekend.. We attended the Bodhi Spiritual Center over in Lincoln Park.

I drove into the city to see my friend Erin who I hadn’t seen in years.. Decided to take Chicago Street / Irving Park Road the whole way down to the lake to create the first part of this fisheye time-lapse shot.. the second part of the shot is driving downtown to find a spot for a 360 degree time-lapse (that I still have to process) and the drive back to Elgin on the interstate (where the camera/clamp fell off [...]

riding the metra from chicago back to elgin

It feels great to be alive. I just feel this beautiful energy running in me. It’s a little excitement, it’s a little love, it’s a little indescribable. It’s from an amazing weekend! Friday night went to the Kirtan concert, Saturday went to a Bodhi then hung out with Matt, Meredith, Maggie, and Amira, and then rode my bike to shoot this time-lapse at a spot Maggie suggested at the end of North Avenue Beach (somehow I never knew about this [...]

An infrared shot out Matt’s office window..

Driving over to see my friends Kevin and Jon in Logan Square..

out the window at Kevin’s apartment in Logan Square..

My friend Matt Naskrent’s office..

making a pit stop for breakfast at the corner bakery cafe a few blocks away at lake & lasalle before the crowds show up in the loop for morning rush hour.. running a little late as we had a bit of an issue getting into the car and had to make a stop at the salvation army where nicole made me part with the candle holder sculpture i made (amongst a few other things) so we’d have a tiny bit more room to squeeze into the front seats..