Chicago 2016
A self-portrait from the banks of Lake Michigan looking towards Chicago, taken with a phone app that allows wireless camera control.
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A pane from the Chagall Stained Glass Windows of America at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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A marble statue of Sophocles.
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From the first century CE, a young satyr wears a theatrical mask of Silenus that is perhaps a bit big for him.
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A male lion vocalizes at the Lincoln Park Zoo, establishing his dominance over all the other lions wandering Chicago.
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A male De Brazza monkey ignores his younger and more energetic roommates.
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A Spectacled Caiman lounges in the way that they do, motionless and conserving energy.
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A female Egyptian Fruit Bat watches her watches while a darker-colored male keeps to the deeper shadows.
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The Dwarf Mongoose is a matriarchal and highly social species common to much of Africa.
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These Dyeing Poison Dart Frogs aren't toxic due to the (probably intentional) lack of toxic insects in their diet. Zoo handlers must lack an adventurous spirit.
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A totem pole in the main lobby of The Field Museum. At nearly 40 feet high, this wasn't idle art.
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A petrified tree cross-section.
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An Apatosaurus finds her light.
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A sculpture of stone and sand from China.
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The entrance to the evolution exhibit at The Field Museum.
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The most complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton ever found, Sue was torn from those who found her by the petty whims of bureaucracy. Thankfully, she ended up at The Field Museum after years of tribulation.
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A velociraptor model of the correct size at the Field Museum.
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