Art
Screen Test with Gavin
Hola. Sooo..UE has been busy setting up the design of the new web roll out and that’s been eating up my time- don’t knock the hustle. But it’s also a double-edge sword because I’ve been [...]
PIX!
UE is getting ready for a much needed work/vacation out in Portland, Oregon. Rest assured, we’re hard @ work in the studio to keep the content flowing. I’ve got an awesome backlog of images that [...]
Citizen Murdoch
“Mr. Kane was a man who got everything he wanted, and then lost it. Maybe Rosebud was something he couldn’t get, or something he lost.” -Citizen Kane 1941 The past few weeks have provided a [...]
Dog Day Afternoon
On a balmy beach day this past weekend, I decided to bring out to the beach the “big-dog” zoom-lens. It’s a big, heavy awkward weight on my back but it’s also sharp and precise especially [...]
UE Summer Promo
The below video was shot over the weekend in Chicago. The video is designed to merge the life & art concepts that I’m working on here @UE. UE will soon be showcasing everyday off-grid stories [...]
BeautyABound
A few weeks ago, I was convinced to travel to the distant lands of Hamilton, Indiana to try my luck on the tables of Indiana’s own Horseshoe Casino- or “The Shoe” for those in the [...]
PJ’s My Cousin Too
This winter I grabbed some of my gear and trekked out in my backyard toward Goose Island Brewery in Wrigleyville to catch my buddies band, PJ’s My Cousin Too. My friend, Ryan Kramar serves as [...]
3 PIX
[Editor's Note: I've been slacking on updating content recently in an effort to produce and edit video which, it turns out, is quite time consuming. Who knew? In the meantime, I'm starting a new post [...]
Pic of the Day
[Editor's Note: Staring into the mirrored sun as seen in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Shot w/ Nikon D300, 2011] [Editor's Note: The motley LP basketball crew pictured on the court in Lincoln Park, [...]
Chicago i’d by j. harley
[Editor's Note: This past fall UE'z photogs were asked to go out and capture some bright night images from their respective 'hoods in NYC, Chicago and San Francisco. This week we'll be rolling out the [...]
Happy Tax Season
This mock 1040 was drafted by the late Editorial Cartoonist Jeff MacNelly and originally appeared in the Richmond News Leader in 1976. MacNelly enjoyed a heralded cartoonist career winning 3 Pulitzer Prices and appearing in [...]
Brooklyn i’d by KOON
[Editor's Note: This past fall UE'z photogs were asked to go out and capture some bright night photos from their respective 'hoods in NYC, Chicago and San Francisco. These images were all shot by Koon, [...]
San Francisco i’d by Chi
[Editor's Note: This past fall UE'z photogs were asked to go out and capture some bright night photos from their respective 'hoods in NYC, Chicago and San Francisco. Throughout this week, we'll be rolling out [...]
The Getty Museum 4.2
This the part 4.2 of a westcoast series. The following pictures were all taken in the Getty Museum, Los Angeles. See the rest of the series here: Part 4.1, Part 4, Part 3, Part 2, [...]
The Getty Museum 4.1
[Ed. Note: This Getty exhibit is Part 4.1 of UE's West Coast series. See Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4]
The Getty Museum, LA
[Ed. Note: The Getty Museum is party 4 of a West Coast Series. See Part 1;Part 2; Part 3] Perched atop the hills overlooking downtown Los Angeles, the Getty Museum looms as one of Los [...]
2010 in Pictures
[We're looking back at the past year behind the lens and this image kicks it off despite it's EXIF data reading 8:45 PM December 31, 2009. This was the image we got after I made [...]
California Girls
Editor’s Note: We don’t usually like to do this, but every once in awhile we bring our optics out on the town and capture some downright salacious material. The following online exhibit features California Girls [...]
The Watts Towers
[Editor’s Note: Watts Towers is part 2 of a west-coast series.] “I had it in my mind I’m gonna do something, something big.” Simon Rodia Rising from Los Angeles’ gritty Watts projects are the Watts [...]
The Ghost of Bob Ross
Q&A with the Ghost of Bob Ross: [Editors Note: We recently had the esteemed pleasure of sitting down with the Ghost of Bob Ross (inset) for a quick Q&A. Coincidentally, Bob Ross was also the [...]
These Shoes Were Made 4 Walkin’
When you walk into Francesco’s shop, you know immediately that you’ll be getting something made by a craftsman who pours passion into his work. After soaking in the sights of ox-blood wingtips, sleek black oxfords, [...]
Art Loop Open
The Art Loop Open (ALO) recently launched its first inaugural art competition in Chicago’s loop. The competition invited artists of all ranges to submit their wares to be showcased in premier locations throughout the downtown [...]