Invisible Chicago

I'm beginning a project called Invisible Chicago. I've been wanting to do this for a while but it was just a matter of mustering up enough courage to walk up to a complete stranger and take their picture. That's only part of what Invisible Chicago is about. 

This project will be all about the people of Chicago that are often neglected. People such as window washers, street cleaners, garbage men, the homeless, creatives, etc. Often times we pass by these people and fail to realize that everyone has an amazing story to tell. Stories that shape their life and who they are. I will be uncovering these stories. 

All of my life I've enjoyed hearing stories as well as telling them. Invisible Chicago allows me to do exactly that. There has been countless occasions where I'll be walking the streets of Chicago and I'll pass a man power washing on Michigan Avenue at the crack of dawn. I pass by people like this and want to stop and firstly thank them for their work, but I want to hear a story. I want to know what exactly it is that gets them out of bed each day. These people's stories are just as important as anyone else's.