Luke Downen (ARCH 1st year)
“The photo is of the John Hancock Center. I love how the structure defines the aesthetic. It is simple, bold, and beautiful,” says Downen.
Rani Shah (CHE 3rd year)
“Chicago is more than a home to me. Chicago has been my inspiration, my playground, and my motivation for the past 20 years. This city is a giant spark of innovation, constantly buzzing and changing systems to best accommodate the modern world. My photos are my attempts at capturing that. They’re filled with fleeting vehicles and people just trying to fit into the landscape. Chicago is a place where even though it’s dark outside, the lights around somehow make it happier than daytime. Experiencing nighttime Chicago is simply magical.”
Alice Rogier (ECE graduate student)
“When I first saw Chicago, I was stunned. The buildings, the dynamism everything is placed at a higher level! All my photos try to illustrate the magnificence of Chicago, this incredible city, seen by a girl from the South of France.”
Alice Rogier (ECE graduate student)
“When I first saw Chicago, I was stunned. The buildings, the dynamism everything is placed at a higher level! All my photos try to illustrate the magnificence of Chicago, this incredible city, seen by a girl from the South of France.”
Dan Lee (PHYS 3rd year)
“I love photography and purchased a wide-angle lens last summer. I then went to Cloud Gate and took this photo in black and white. I love Chicago, mainly because it’s a city and it’s always lively but not too busy like New York. It’s not too quiet, like certain areas of the States, and there are many interesting places to see here.”
Aeisha Smith (ARCH graduate student)
“Millennium Park is one of my favorite places in Chicago. Despite its chaotic surroundings, it can be a peaceful retreat.”
Satwik Nadkarni (ECE graduate student)
“The architecture in downtown Chicago is visually stunning, with many iconic buildings located there. This photo taken at the Adams and Wabash CTA station shows the beautiful effect created by the towering buildings on both sides of the tracks and the glow from the street lights below.”
Raul Bressan (BIOL 4th year)
“This photo is from a series of photos taken of the MTCC, SSV, and University Technology Park buildings, part of the photo portfolio that I made for the course Digital Photography taught by Lucasz Kowalczyk.”
Mahek Rana (M.S. EE ’12)
“For me Chicago is culture, art, architecture, blues, and a perfect city to live and explore new things. Whatever I have learned, explored, and experienced while living here will inspire me for the rest of my life.”
Anike Moreno (ARCH 4th year)
“This is a photo of the first snow day of 2012 in Chicago, an amazing city!”