krista and kit’s wedding photo-booth
krista and kit’s wedding photo-booth was awesome! to see more and to order prints & jpegs, go here.
karen and will – wedding day celebration!! – symphony center – chicago
working with karen and will has been such a pleasure. you may remember their engagement session shot in washington, d.c., where they live and work on the front-lines of american politics; helping to change the world for the better. their love for each other is so apparent, as is their love for their families and friends, for life, for art, for dancing. they came back their native to chicago to celebrate their marriage with family and friends in a beautiful church and and a beautiful reception site – the chicago symphony center. such a blast to photograph! i love my job!
Karen & Will Handsfield – Wedding Day Celebration!! from Thomas Marlow on Vimeo.
amy and abe’s wedding photo-booth
amy and abe’s wedding totally rocked! and do you know what else? they and their guests rocked out the photo-booth. yes indeed! here’s the link to order prints – passcode: sayegh – date: 08/22/10
miodrag “mekey” guberinic – fashion designer, artist, amazing & beautiful
my dear friend miodrag “mekey” guberinic is a constant inspiration to me. his sheer talent in costume design, fashion design, painting, watercolor, sketching – and the list goes on and on. blows my mind how talented he is. currently commissioned by northwestern university for a masters degree, mekey has done some amazing shows there, wearing many hats including set design, lighting design and costume design. i can’t wait to see the things he does with his career. i predict tony awards and oscar awards in his future. …continue reading
lillian bassman – 90+ years old and still creating beautiful photography
lillian bassman’s photographic work in one word? grace. her work is inspiring! she helped start the career of photography greats like richard avedon. click the image to see more of her work and read the article over on cool hunting’s website. …continue reading
chicago street studio project – sugar chicken and the norwegian invasion – stuart – chicago
- sugar chicken and the norwegian invasion – by stuart – chicago
glen and oystein were two norwegian exchange students my mother invited to our home in mississippi in 1982 to mutually expand our cultural horizons. they came on a sunday. …continue reading
chicago street studio project – introduction
in 2006 i proposed to the city of chicago’s department of cultural affairs to take 10,000 portraits of the citizens and visitors of chicago. with a go ahead to begin the photography, the chicago street studio project was born. the intention of chicago street studio project was to create an unprecedented art installation in the state st. + grand ave. red-line subway station, firing the portraits into structural tile and renovating the platform walls with them. it was to be a lasting memorial to the enduring love and passion of human beings, which would move and inspire people for generations to come. …continue reading
lurie garden – millennium park chicago – landscape photography
these are some selected works from a landscape photography shoot i was commissioned to do by millennium park in chicago. …continue reading
niki de saint phalle
niki de saint phalle broke the barriers of sculptors. she experimented with different mediums to bring about beautiful pieces that express so many different things. a few years ago, the city of chicago’s department of cultural affairs had a niki in the garden exhibit at the garfield park conservatory and commissioned me to photograph the sculptures for a book. …continue reading
up!! married life – carl & ellie
i can’t say that the movie up is the reason i love photograph weddings, but this scene from up summarizes why i do; that for a brief, brief moment, i am able to capture the feeling this scene gives – a glimpse into the love between two people. i tear-up everytime i see this.
the empathic civilisation
i think the rsa animate videos are so cool. take some time and watch. “bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet jeremy rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.”
laura & jonathan’s wedding photo-booth
you may remember laura & jonathan’s engagement portraits. their wedding guests were just as creative and expressive in their wedding photo-booth this past weekend in madison, wi. to see more, go here and enter the password “kurtycz”. …continue reading
brittany & matthew’s art nouveau inspired photo-booth
brittany & matthew’s photo-booth was an absolute hit! …continue reading
what it takes to design and build a custom designed photo-booth
when brittany and matthew mentioned they wanted a photo-booth and that they were planning a 30′s era theme for their wedding, it made me recall being at their house for drink before that and seeing certain styling in their house that reminded me of art nouveau. i’ve always been a fan of that style of art, architecture, etc and through research found alphonse mucha’s work. i knew that my dear friend miodrag (mekey) guberinic was the perfect person to collaborate on the concept and paint the mucha photo-booth. nine long days of labor later, we had the photo-booth complete. the following images are just a sample of what it takes to build a custom designed photo-booth. …continue reading
jim malone – interior designer
jim malone is a brilliant interior designer. i had the opportunity to photograph his work and i was blown-away by all the spaces he has created for his clients. jim can take even the smallest spaces and make them amazing to live in. you can see more of his work at jimmalonedesign.com. …continue reading
elva + mervin – irish wedding day celebration! – american style
mervin’s brother aidan is a local bartender whom i’ve gotten to know and he totally excited when he asked me to photograph elva + mervin’s wedding day celebration! they had flown over from ireland to get married and then honeymoon on a road trip in california. it was a low key, more intimate affair, complete family, friends and the most warm-hearted priest i’ve ever met. it was a blast to do this shoot! …continue reading
brittany & matthew – engagement photo-shoot
a beautiful shoot! brittany & matt are the definition of awesomeness!! …continue reading
allison & jared’s save the date!!
i’ve been wanting to do this concept for awhile and allison & jared were perfect for it; so playful together!! loved what they painted. allison & jared, you rock!
Allison & Jared are Getting Married!! – Chicago – Save the Date!! from Thomas Marlow on Vimeo.
danielle & bryan’s custom designed wedding photo-booth!
danielle & bryan’s custom designed wedding photo-booth was inspired by danielle & bryan’s love of all things nature and the mythical inspiration found in baroque paintings. the rose and ivy wall is just that, roses and ivy and the floor is unfinished white oak. danielle & bryan and their guests had a blast! …continue reading
lacrimioara & marius oros – romanian wedding day celebration!!
I’ve never had the honor of photographing a Romanian wedding day celebration until Lacrimioara & Marius’ wedding day, but I can sure tell you, Romanians certainly know how to celebrate!
Lacrimioara & Marius Oros – Romanian Wedding Day Celebration!! from Thomas Marlow on Vimeo.
sarah & sean – wedding day celebration + book layout
sarah & sean’s wedding day celebration was amazing! the ceremony was held in chicago in lincoln park with a backdrop of trees and skyscrapers. loved blue, yellow and blinged out converse shoes for the ladies and skater shoes with hints of blue for the fellas! …continue reading
land of dairy farms – wisconsin
my friends anna & lynn are sisters who grew up on a dairy farm in wisconsin and who were encouraging in my choosing to pursue a professional photography career, invited me up to the farm in the autumn of 2005. this was long before i purchased my professional camera and lens and i traveled there packing only a point-and-shoot camera. …continue reading
karen & will – washington d.c. engagement session
karen & her mother had stopped by the chicago street studio project to have their portrait done back and 2006 and i was delighted when karen phoned me last year wanting me to photograph her & will’s big day! karen & will both live in washington d.c. and i thought it a perfect opportunity to shoot an engagement session in a city full of big open spaces and so many buildings inspired by neoclassical architecture. …continue reading
sarah & sean’s custom designed, mondrian inspired photo-booth
sarah & sean, both recent architectural graduates of the illinois institute of technology, had already booked me to photograph …continue reading
australia – syndey, canberra, narooma
while in australia photographing ginger & don’s wedding, i had a bit of time to photograph a few things non-wedding related. enjoy! …continue reading
laura & reggie’s – wedding day celebration + book layout
laura & reggie had a beautiful wedding in rockford, il!! simply amazing! they celebrated until the midnight hour with their guests and rocked out in a custom designed photo-booth we created for them. i love my job. …continue reading
ginger & don – australian wedding day celebration!!
an australian wedding!! I was so honored and excited to find out that I had been booked on a flight bound for sydney, australia to photograph ginger & don’s beautiful wedding day celebration in narooma, nsw. ginger, who grew up and lives in canberra, nsw fell in love with don, who is from the philippines, while they were roommates. they are perfect together. loved, loved, loved photographing this wedding!!
Ginger & Don – Australian Wedding Day Celebration!! from Thomas Marlow on Vimeo.
moira & ben – wedding day celebration!!
i’ve had the honor of knowing moira for more than 20 years now and she has always believed in fairy tales. when moira first told me about ben, she said she had met the most beautiful, kind-hearted man she had ever encountered, i knew immediately she had found her prince. it was no surprise when she called me last autumn screaming and giggling to tell me about her engagement.
Moira & Ben Potter – Wedding Day Celebration!! from Thomas Marlow on Vimeo.
Congratulations Moira and Ben! Cheers!
laura & reggie – engagement session
such an amazing engagement shoot. we took one portrait inside and then ventured outside to montrose beach to photograph some more. windy day, but totally awesome!! …continue reading
gabriela – bridal couture session
gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! loved doing this shoot! gabriela rocked it! …continue reading
ariana & daniel – a love story book
everyone, everything has a story, including a relationship between two people who are in love and married. ariana & daniel’s story begins in chicago. …continue reading
industrial bridal
we were so fortunate to have found a metal sculptor’s studio to do this shoot in, complete with welding sparks! romana looked stunning in the juxtaposition of the background! …continue reading
laura & jonathan – engagement portraits
i met laura while i was out shooting another engagement and she asked for my card. i was so happy when she and her fiancé jonathan called wanting me to shoot their wedding photography! …continue reading
