The EcoPhotography team at Picturehouse Chicago.
(Thanks goes to Josh Slaymaker from Grant Heileman Images for taking this shot.)

Marcy, the kids and I have embarked on a week-long adventure to...

the Chicago suburbs!

Actually, we're visiting with Marcy's parents for the week in Oak Brook, which is always a great experience, and this time we'll be  joined by her brother's faimly from Colorado and her sister's family from L.A., so it's a big family reunion and a lot of fun.

Since we were here and had free baby-sitters - thanks Grandma and Papa! - we were able to attend the Picturehouse show at the River East Art Center in Chicago yesterday.  There were about 60 stock agencies there and 400+ art buyers making the rounds, checking out the photos, eating the complimentary food, and connecting with business partners and old friends.  We met lots of great people, made a few new friends, and shared war stories with a few old ones (o.k., the stock photo industry isn't exactly a war zone, but it has been a rather turbulent industry for the last decade or so.)  If you are an art buyer and haven't been to a Picturehouse Event, you should check it out because it is really the only place you can speak with all of the major stock photo suppliers in one place.  The next U.S. event is in New York in October.  Hopefully, we'll see you there.

In the meantime, we'll be enjoying lots of deep dish pizza before we head back home and dive into finding some new great trips to add to the second edition of Discover the White Mountains.

Until next time...
-Jerry

 

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