355 and 55
The picturesque 355 ramp as sunset.
Southwest Final Approach into Midway
Landing from the Northeast to the Southwest a Southwest 737 in the Canyon Blue livery crosses over an industrial area just off the airport property.
Final Approach over Cicero Ave.
A Southwest Airlines 737 crosses over Cicero Ave just before landing at Chicago Midway airport. The plane was landing into the southwest from the northeast.
Lake Shore Drive
A pre-dawn image of Lakeshore Drive in downtown Chicago.
40mm Zeiss lens, Hasselblad, Provia
Midway Covered Parking lot Construction
A Desert Gold 737 departs from Chicago Midway aport amiss the 1998/1999 covered parking lot construction.
1998, Hasselblad 350mm lens, Kodak E100
Southwest rollout at Midway
Southwest 737 in the Desert Gold livery (pre 2001) rolling out at Midway Airport with adjacent runway closed.
1998, 1000mm MTO lens on 35mm Kodak E200 transparency film.
Luxury Yacht at Meigs Field
A luxury yacht next to the now defunct Meigs Field in Chicago. The runways were destroyed in the middle of the night on March 30st 2003 by Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Midway departure
A Southwest 737 leaves from Chicago's Midway Airport.
1000mm MTO Mirror lens, Canon F1, Kodak E200
Chicago Meigs Field at Sunrise
A Beechcraft Duke departs from now defunct Meigs Field in Chicago just after sunrise. The runways were destroyed in the middle of the night on March 30st 2003 by Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Meigs Field Now
Former Meigs Field in its current iteration as Northerly Island.
Mid America Airport, BNLV
An empty waiting area inside the controversial Mid America Airport outside of St. Louis. Featured on the NBC Nightly New segment “Fleecing of America” this airport was built and relies on federal funding to stay open.
Relaxing at Midway
A Derek Jeter fan watches planes lens in the evening outside Chicago Midway Airport.
Departure.
A commuter train departs Chicago's Union Station.
Canonet QL17 GIII, Fuji c-41
Commuter train
A commuter train leaves Chicago.
Custom built 6x17 camera, 90mm f/5.6 Super Angulon, Provia
Inbound
An inbound evening train in Brookfield Illinois.
1000mm MTO, Canon F1, Provia
Meigs Field
A pre-dawn image of the former Meigs Field on the Chicago lakefront.
350mm Zeiss, Hasselblad, Fuji 64T
Highway 55 Construction
One of two 4x5 color transparencies made during the 2000 rebuild of Highway 55. This is the exit ramp at Damen looking east.
2000, 4x5 transparency, Kodak E100
The second image made with a 4x5 camera on color transparency film during the 2000 rebuild of Highway 55. This is the exit ramp at Damen looking east.
2000, 4x5 transparency, Kodak E100
Desert Gold Southwest in golden light
Southwest 737 in the Desert Gold livery (pre 2001)heads to the runway while bathed in golden light from the setting sun
1999, 1000mm MTO lens on 35mm Kodak E200 transparency film.
Late Arrival
An evening arrival over traffic outside of Chicago Midway Airport.
transportation
As I still do today, idle, downtime and free time while at home and on the road is filled with a bag of cameras and a (very) loose plan. Shortly after moving to Chicago in 1995, I began photographing various aspects of transportation throughout this amazing city.
A good number of these images were shot on color transparency film with a wide range of cameras with everything from 6x17 panoramic and 4x5 to 6x6 and 35mm.
Clicking on the round ‘I’ on the top right of the image will give you more information about where it was made and what format was used.
Enjoy!