2025 DESKTOP CALENDAR

It’s that time of the year again! Here’s a rundown of all the photos in my 2025 desktop calendar…which will be available soon!

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JANUARY: On a cold winter morning in 2024, steam rose fro the “relatively” warmer waters of the Chicago River. If you’re bundled up, correctly, it’s an incredible sight to see.

FEBRUARY: This drone flight was quick as my fingers were losing feeling. I anded safely after a few minutes of the air attempting to capture the snow, and a thin sheet of ice on the lake early in 2024.

MARCH: What would a Chicago calendar be without a green river photo for March? Here’s one from the 2024 spectacle as seen from LondonHouse Chicgao

APRIL: This is the one photo I didn’t shoot in 2024, but I’ve always loved it and wanted to work it into this year’s edition. Northerly Island’s rolling hills, wild flowers, prairie grasses, and view of the skyline make for quite a stunning vista. See what I did there?

MAY: Summer’s almost here and that means the harbors begin to fill up. This ethereal morning lead to a great drone shots of Burnham Harbor.

JUNE: I shot this frame at 300mm from a helicopter somewhere above Webster & Damen. If you look close, the entire south shoreline of Lake Michigan, and all its industry, is visible in the background. As the crow – or in this case a helicopter – flies, the Loop was about 3.5 miles away, while the visible parts of the shoreline vary in distance from about 16-25 miles away.

JULY: Despite all the epic lightning bolts I caught this summer, this was my favorite for the 2025 calendar. I captured this upward branching lightning during a freak storm in…FEBRUARY!

AUGUST: Auroral displays are pretty rare this far south, and even rarer to catch over the skyline. I photographed this scene on October 10th a little after 9:00pm from the 31st Street pier around. If this shot didn’t make it into this year’s calendar, it likely never would! Did you see the auroral display in October?

SEPTEMBER: An incredible sunset from LondonHouse Chicago.’s rooftop bar. 10/10 would reocmmend if you haven’t been yet.

OCTOBER: Fall colors never last as long as we’d like, so I thought I’d give you a double dose with this Inception-inspired edit. The photo was taken via drone over the lagoon at Lincoln Park as the colors of fall began to turn along the lakefront

NOVEMBER: Big waves are are a hallmark of fall arriving in the Great Lakes region. Though taken in September of 2024, the November Witch is a thing. According to Wikipedia, the November Witch refers to the strong winds that frequently blow across the Great Lakes in autumn. The “witches” are caused by intense low atmospheric pressure over the Great Lakes pulling cold Canadian/Arctic air from the north or northwest and warm Gulf air from the south. When these cold and warm air masses collide, they can result in hurricane force winds that stir up large waves on the lakes.”

DECEMBER: This shot is of the MagMile Lights Festival firework display. I shot this during the fireworks finale from high up up in 401 N Michigan. Thanks for the views!