Chicago is a great city from any angle: from above, from below, from afar. In Chicago, you can be enjoying yourself at the lake one moment, and the next be in the city’s “loop”, which has the same hustle and bustle as Manhattan. It’s a happy medium living here.

Chicago is a beautiful city. Lake Michigan is like an ocean in the sense that you can’t see what’s on the other side. In the summer, people flock to its beaches, just like they do in a west or east coast beach town. That’s why we like to refer to ourselves as “the third coast”.

A fall day during one of the city’s many street fests. Great music, great food, and great company.

Access to the lake, the downtown skyline, and of course Lou Malnati’s pizza.

The everlasting winters.

The people are very friendly. Even though it’s a big city you’ll still hear “excuse me”, “please”, and “thank you”.

John Candy. I don’t know why, but I like that.

Richard Mosse (photographer of the Infrared Congo Series), Vince Gilligan (writer on Breaking Bad, X-Files), and Cliff Martinez (composer)