Chicago Photography Collective Opening – February 5, 2010

February 5, 2010 by Ken Ilio

Marc Pokempner, Karen Hoyt, Neli Cuevas and David Kamba at the Chicago Photography Collective opening exhibition – featured artists – Ron Gordon and Sandra Steinbrecher Feb 5, 2010., 29 E. Madison in Chicago through March.. Sponsored by Pop Up Art Loop initiative of the Chicago Loop Alliance.

Marc Pokempner, Ken Ilio, Neli Cuevas and David Kamba at the Chicago Photography Collective opening exhibition – featured artists – Ron Gordon and Sandra Steinbrecher Feb 5, 2010., 29 E. Madison in Chicago through March.. Sponsored by Pop Up Art Loop initiative of the Chicago Loop Alliance.

The New Maxwell St. Market on Canal St. – September 9, 2004

September 9, 2004 by Ken Ilio

A photowalk with photojournalist Marc PoKempner. He has been photographing Maxwell St. for several decades now and knows many of the vendors so I didn’t feel awkward taking pictures of people. One of those times that I actually felt conscious taking pictures of strangers.

Marc PoKempner’s Down at Theresa’s Book Launch – May 9, 2000

May 9, 2000 by Ken Ilio

Product description (amazon.com): Stunning black and white photographs capture the people and the atmosphere at the world famous blues venue Theresa’s Lounge in the late 1960′s. Marc PoKempner’s shots are full of the very vigor that characterized the gritty, garish, good-time working class Chicago blues era when legends such as Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Otis Spann, Jimmy Rogers, and Junior Wells performed down at Theresa’s.