Quite often as I walk the streets, I feel like portraying people. Here is a selection of street portraits, from 2014 up until now. First brand new ones…
The older ones. Eleven years of portraits, dating from 2014 to 2024
People, faces, portraits
Tag: Chicago
Remaking Windy City
Saving older images are important, especially for yourself.
– You see your progress
– You can redo better (at least to your new standards)
– You rediscover.
So. without delay, a few from the nice summer of ´17. All from Chicago.
The exhibition.
With photographs from London, Lisbon, Berlin, Chicago and Gothenburg my exhibition turned out quite ok. As a creator you always see the small flaws and all, but taking two steps back even I can think: “I’m ok”.
It’s hung inside the Swedish Television and Swedish Radio broadcasting building in Gothenburg, so not that easy to access it. But for me, as a first ever, it is nice enough. You like it too?
GFN Street – The Chicago wall
GFN Street – The Gothenburg wall
GFN Street – The London/Lisbon/Berlin wall
GFN street – The London/Lisbon/Berlin wall
Busy intersection.
“Three shades”
“Three bikers”
“Pulling ahead”
“Do you see cars?”
“Five across”
“Crossing into light”
“Minnie crossing”
“Crossing and checking”
The scenes of Chicago are plenty, here a variety of pics from up high, as I look down under the elevated train. All the pics are taken at the same intersection downtown.
All these pictures are part of my project “The Intersection” and are taken at E Randolph/N Wabash – under the elevated train.
Faces of Chicago.
Love faces. Have always done so, will always continue doing so. So when in Chicago a while ago, portraits and peoples expressions naturally found their way into my camera.
Cassie in red
Thoughtful in fountain
Happy groupie
The blues girls
Ready to Pokémon
Smoker’s break
Deep into phone
Checking things out
All of these pics taken in July of 2017.
Wet fun in the park.
Just been to the US and back. One of my few stops were in Chicago, with at bunch of other street photographers. We spent an good hour or so at Crown fountain in Millennium park. Great fun, especially as is was very hot +90F/+30C. Enjoy the joy.
Bending under water 
Fountain happiness 2 
Happily drenched 
How to fill a bottle 
Pink water pose
Back to Windy city.
In a few weeks I’ll be back again. Last time it was for Thanksgiving and the November wind was less forgiving.
This time it’ll be summer and we’ll be approximately 12 Swedish Street photographers, staying for a long weekend. Me, I’ll first visit my family in Indy (Indianapolis). Seeing them again is a must, but after that I’ll indulge in all of the more or less dramatic Chicago scenes. See you there?
Down the stairs
Pillar break
Colorful crossing 1
Ballooner
Driven Bears fan
Happy street blues man
Out of focus.
On the street, it doesn’t have to be perfect. The emotions count, no matter how technically good you are. So, sometimes I like it to be not only rough and somewhat “unfinished”, but also out of focus. It works as it is.
Do you agree?
On the move
Nighttime haste
Getting out
Passing image
Levitation
Stopping for a pic
The Loop.
Such a fantastic place, the Loop area in Chicago and its elevated trains. At it, under it, up towards it or down from the trains there are natural set “stages” all over. The lighting is magic and the people are intriguing.
Ballooner
Coming up
Company of five
Togetherness.
Millennium Park, Chicago, end of November 2015.
GFN Street Photography 