High School Gyms From The Sky
Aerial photos of some of the high schools that will be making the book on Illinois’ best high school basketball gyms.
Visiting St. Joe’s From Up High
One final look at St. Joseph High School in Westchester School was home to Isiah Thomas and Illinois’ all-time winningest boys coach Gene Pingatore. The all-boys Catholic school which opened in 1960 actually had three different head coaches of its … Continued
The Last Gym Photographed for the Book
Crystal Lake Central‘s fieldhouse is the last gym to be photographed for the book. With the deadline to get the book to the publisher fast approaching, I spent the afternoon of my 20th wedding anniversary getting these photos. In case … Continued
My Letter of Intent goes to…
Lights! Camera! Action! Watch the video to find out when and where the book will be published.
The Arty Photos of Illinois’ Best High School Gyms
It’s already hard enough to squeeze photos of over 100 of the state’s most interesting gyms into one book and give them the space they need. That means somewhere along the way some of my favorite stand alone photos will … Continued
Gym Travels Two Weeks Into 2024
Book Update First, before I start I want to answer the one question that gets asked the most, “When is the book coming out?” The short answer is by the beginning of the 2025-26 school year. So, summer of 2025 … Continued
Back To Where It Started
Oak Park inspired Frank Lloyd Wright, Ernest Hemingway, and now me. On the afternoon of January 7th of 2012, I was getting ready to photograph a varsity girls basketball game for the Oak Leaves newspaper, in what would be my … Continued
The Amazing Drapes of the Chicago Public League Gyms
The Amazing Drapes of Chicago Public League Gyms A little joke I like to make is, “I’m willing to bet there is a line item on CPS’ budget sheet for draperies.” If you’ve spent enough time going to games at … Continued
Chicago’s Fuller Park Twin Basketball Courts
Tucked in a small area on the mid-south side, Fuller Park’s field house sports a pair of basketball court gems. In a little change of venue from my normal foray into documenting some of Illinois’ best high school gyms, I … Continued
150 of the Best High School Gyms in Illinois
From 820, down to 150 Gyms. Here are some of the finalists and what it might make take to make it into the book. There are over 800 high schools in the state of Illinois and with every school year … Continued