Street Photography

May — A Year in Photographs — New Neighborhood /  by Adrian Galli

Union — Day 150

The search began in November of 2024 to find a new home. From Lincoln Park, an explored dozens of condominiums in Chicago, seeing hundreds online, I settled in River North—a vibrant urban neighborhood in Chicago.

While one may have been in and through River North many times, it isn’t until living in a neighborhood that true exploration of a neighborhood begins.

As I step out of my new building, I encounter new sights and familiar ones. However, the photographer’s true essence lies in their ability to perceive and capture unseen moments.

New home, new neighborhood.

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New Home, New Neighborhood — Day 151
New Home, New Neighborhood — Day 151
Union — Day 150
Union — Day 150
Bronco — Day 149
Bronco — Day 149
Dinner Table — Day 148
Dinner Table — Day 148
Fairgrounds — Day 147
Fairgrounds — Day 147
Asian House — Day 146
Asian House — Day 146
Kinzie and Orleans — Day 145
Kinzie and Orleans — Day 145
Drive Thru — Day 144
Drive Thru — Day 144
Adult Books — Day 143
Adult Books — Day 143
River North — Day 142
River North — Day 142
Boss — Day 141
Boss — Day 141
A Ride Like No Other — Day 140
A Ride Like No Other — Day 140
Joe & the Juice — Day 139
Joe & the Juice — Day 139
Franklin Corridor — Day 138
Franklin Corridor — Day 138
Leaving River North — Day 137
Leaving River North — Day 137
El Azteca — Day 136
El Azteca — Day 136
Harry Caray's — Day 135
Harry Caray's — Day 135
Bike Lane — Day 134
Bike Lane — Day 134
Ohio House — Day 133
Ohio House — Day 133
Gene & Georgetti — Day 132
Gene & Georgetti — Day 132
Crying Tiger — Day 131
Crying Tiger — Day 131
Bless Your Heart — Day 130
Bless Your Heart — Day 130
Four Stools — Day 129
Four Stools — Day 129
The Smith — Day 128
The Smith — Day 128
Kinzie — Day 127
Kinzie — Day 127
Open Daily — Day 126
Open Daily — Day 126
Bike and Bakery — Day 125
Bike and Bakery — Day 125
Kinzie Chophouse — Day 124
Kinzie Chophouse — Day 124
Train — Day 123
Train — Day 123
Frida — Day 122
Frida — Day 122

Cartagena de Indias — Black and White /  by Adrian Galli

Stars, Cartagena 2024

One of the striking features of Cartagena would most definitely be that which saturates it, the colors… followed by the sun and shadows cast. But putting those devices together, sometimes the only way to see it best it without color—in black and white. These facets together bring a genesis of moments revealed.

I always come back to black and white.

Cartagena de Indias — Gente /  by Adrian Galli

Wrought Iron, Cartagena de Indias, 2024

Colorful, lively, hot, I came for the wedding of my two friends Liz and Chris but stayed for the photography… and food. The vibrancy of this place is only eclipsed by that of its people.

Some parts look like a movie set, some look like a Latin American Miami Beach, and some a not as pleasant. However, one with a camera might find all of it beautiful and would also hope to share it with others. Should you find yourself in this part of the world, keep your iPhone or camera ready… and bring extra storage. This would be the first time I nearly ran out of memory for my photographs—only room for thirty-four shots by the time I boarded my flight home.

At times I felt like I was in an episode of White Lotus, with friends traipsing around this magnificent place on the verge of some drama and excitement—which we found occasionally. Other times I was fending off street vendors with trinkets, cigars, and bottles of aqua, sin gas… if that’s all they were trying to sell me.

Many times words serve not the justice a place deserves and I find little sense in an attempt for this place. The days are hot, the evening more kind, but the people of Cartagena are always easy on the photographer.