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Christ The King Fire, Chicago, Oct. 7, 2015
6 Oct 2022

Christ The King Fire, Chicago, Oct. 7, 2015

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Chicago, Flashback, News, Photojournalism | 0

A look back on the fire at The Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood Oct. 7, 2015

Catholic, Chicago, Chicago Fire Department, Church, fire, The Shrine of Christ the King, Woodlawn
Favorite Sports Photos: “The Kick” Joliet Catholic vs. Morris 1999
28 Oct 2021

Favorite Sports Photos: “The Kick” Joliet Catholic vs. Morris 1999

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Behind the Photo, Flashback, High school sports, Photojournalism | 0

it feels like this game is still being played and in just seconds you’ll hear the roar of the crowd, but you don’t know from which side that roar will come from.

favorite photos, field goal, football, High schools, Hilltoppers, IHSA, Illinois, JCA, Joliet Catholic, Morris High School, playoffs, Redskins
Family Photos From The Summer of 1918
23 Jul 2020

Family Photos From The Summer of 1918

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Flashback | 0

During our current worldwide pandemic I took a look back at photo album from my family’s archive and got a look at what one part of the country looked like before the second wave of the Spanish Flu took hold. It looked normal.

1918, 4th of July, Covid 19, historical photos, Illinois, Joliet, Spanish flu, summer
Flashback: A Battle Of The Unvictorious
26 Apr 2020

Flashback: A Battle Of The Unvictorious

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Flashback, High school sports, Photojournalism | 3

As if the specter of a winless season wasn’t enough, a dreary fog set a somber mood in as two football teams took the field for their last chance at winning.

Biggsville, fog, football, Galva, High schools, Lincoln Trail Conference, Union, Wildcats, winless, Yankees
Best of Photojournalism: 2011
29 Dec 2019

Best of Photojournalism: 2011

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Flashback, Photojournalism | 0

As I go through the archive of images I have, number one I’m grateful for the digital age. Besides making getting images to the publications I shoot for easier (not to mention no longer having to drive to office after … Continued

best of, Chicago, comunity, journlaism, newspaper, parade, photojournalism, Pioneer Press, sports, suburbs, Sun-Times
Best of Photojournalism: 2010
29 Dec 2019

Best of Photojournalism: 2010

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Flashback, Photojournalism | 0

As the decade comes to a close I wanted to do a look back on my favorite photojournalism images I’ve taken from the past 10 years. Considering I wasn’t doing as much freelance work in the 2000s (the first 10 … Continued

2010, best of, feature story, photojournalism, sports
Why My First Front Page Photo Was A Letdown
15 Mar 2017

Why My First Front Page Photo Was A Letdown

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Behind the Photo, Chicago, Flashback, My 2¢, News, Photojournalism | 0

Why My First Front Page For A Major Daily Newspaper Was A Huge Letdown Or, how incredibly awkward the situation created by the Chicago Sun Times photo staff layoff was. First I want to go on record, I’m completely grateful that … Continued

Chicago, empty lot, Englewood, food desert, front page, photojournalism, Whole Foods
Ten Years Gone – Stateway Gardens & Robert Taylor Homes – CHA Deomlition
25 Jan 2017

Ten Years Gone – Stateway Gardens & Robert Taylor Homes – CHA Deomlition

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Flashback, My 2¢, Photojournalism | 0

Ten years ago this April I took these photo as the last of the Robert Taylor/Stateway Garden housing complexes were taken down at about 38th & State St. If you look closely you can see Comiskey Park in the background … Continued

Bronzeville, CHA, Chicago, poverty, projects, Robert Taylor, southside, Stateway Gardens
Flashback: White Sox World Series Championship 10 Years Later
23 Oct 2015

Flashback: White Sox World Series Championship 10 Years Later

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Flashback | 0

White Sox World Series Flashback; 10 years to the day   Back in 2005 my wife and I, who are Cubs fans, happen to live in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, about 5 blocks west of Comiskey Park. Yes I … Continued

2005, Bridgeport, Chicago, Sox fans, White Sox, World Series

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