Author: fioritto

Update: Chicago Tribune and the 1968 Democratic Convention

I did a search yesterday on Google for “1968 Democratic Convention” and the Chicago Tribune now shows up in the #8 spot. It looks like they have created a topic page for this event, but frankly it is really lacking. They have a summary about the event, but the related articles located below the summary are being pulled from current…

The Chicago Tribune should own Chicago history

Do a search for “1968 democratic convention” on google. The Chicago Tribune does not show up on the first page of the results. There is an entry for the Orlando Sentinel, a Tribune owned paper, but not Chicago. The Chicago Tribune should own Chicago history. I think it is time they opened up the archives and put a stake in…

Sean and Mia dissing Mary and Joseph

I ran across this shot in my files. Sean (behind Joseph) and Mia are making bunny ears on Mary and Joseph. This shot was taken at the R&G Ranch, the employee recreation area that was owned by the Arizona Repbublic. They used to host events during the holidays for the kids and I’m pretty surprised that they were in the…

Mark on a train in England

Mark on a train in England Originally uploaded by mfioritto Another gem from the archives. This is my brother Mark stylin’ on a train somewhere in England. I have no idea why he is dressed up like that. Maybe we were heading into London for dinner and a show. I remember going to the theater one night during our visit…

France: Gaston with chicken

france-gaston-chicken Originally uploaded by mfioritto This picture is from some of the first I ever snapped while living oversees. We went to visit my Grandfather’s sister in southern France and Gaston was her son. He liked to drink a little bit. In this shot he’s holding the rooster that my brother Mark and I had to catch and that Angela…

Mia jumping in our backyard

Mia jumping in our backyard Originally uploaded by mfioritto Here’s another shot from my files. This is Mia jumping in our backyard in Arizona. She was a pretty kinetic kid. I used to take pictures of the kids when I was trying out new film or a lighting setup or lens. They were usually at the tail end of a…

Could you source a new Family of Man exhibit from Flickr?

I have been spending a bit of time with Flickr recently and have been impressed with some of the photography I have viewed. I started wondering if you could source an exhibit like Steichen’s Family of Man using Flickr? They received over 2 million images from photographers across the globe, then winnowed that down to 10,000 and then made a…

Portrait of Mia – 4-22-2008

chicago-mia-blackies-4-22-2008 Originally uploaded by mfioritto A new portrait of Mia with the Canonet. There are these wall sconces at Blackies and as she moved towards the one at our table I shot the picture. I’m having fun with my new-old rangefinder.

Portrait of Aaron Fioritto

aaron-portrait Originally uploaded by mfioritto I ran across this negative last night. I really like this shot of my son Aaron Fioritto. I’m sure I was testing lights or a new background but I don’t really remember shooting it.