Hint: It's the Love Drug.

I'm often considered a conceptual photographer. Probably because I so often solve the problem of, "How do we make a picture about 'that' idea?" So next week I will be making a portrait about this molecular compound. Yes, a portrait.

If you can guess this compound, I will send you an original, "I Hotdog Chicago" t-shirt in the mail.

Congratulations to Evan Sears for the answer: Oxytocin

Yellowbird in Shots Magazine

One of my favorite images, Yellowbird and the Snake, is now included in Shots Magazine, summer issue. Shots is a Minneapolis based, quarterly journal of fine art photography in its 22nd year of publication.


Yellowbird and the Snake, 2009

Humma, humma, humma.

Here's a new portrait from today.

Bicycle Belly Surfing

Here's a fun sport that was invented outside my home this past weekend. I've not seen it before.

A full house.

Here's what the studio looks like on a typical advertising shoot. This is an out take from last weeks project for The Illinois Lottery. Keep an eyeball out for it around October 1.




Photos: Chris Kitahara
Crew: Stephanie F., Bob W., Chris K., Brynne R., Karen B., and Neil B..

Back to School-Time Magazine

Summer 'aint what it used to be. Some schools in the country are beginning in early August, and most have no air conditioning! The true reason for this is to improve the American education system and catch up to the Japanese.



These are a couple out-takes of my shoot this week for Time Magazine.


Thanks to Brynn, Morgan, Richard, Derrick and the Principal of Saucedo Elementary School in Little Village, for making it happen on such short notice.

South Side Explorer

So many beautiful old homes in Chicago. This one jumped out at me when returning home on my bike from Final Cut Pro lessons at my buddy Mike's house.


Dora in Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago