ENTRY DESCRIPTION
A little at a time, thanks to the drones, we all got used to seeing a city from above. But being really on the top floor of a skyscraper and seeing other skyscrapers that look like LEGO buildings below us is another matter. The enchantment of the sky above Chicago, to paraphrase the title of a beautiful film by Wim Wenders; the eyes of a child.

AUTHOR
I shot photographs from when I was 6 years old. I played with Threepenny machines up to 18. Then I discovered the reflex camera (first an old Zenit E, then Olympus OM1, OM2). I discovered the black and white (the mythical Ilford), the dark room. From 20 years to 45 I snapped, developed and printed thousands of photos. Especially dance, theatre, portraits. Almost always black and white. When digital arrived I was very wary. Then, slowly, I discovered the advantages in the use of digital cameras and, sometimes, Photoshop. I'm not a pro but (I think) a good amateur and today, 63 years old, I'm still taking hundreds of photos with Canon EOS 550D and Olympus EM-10 MARK III. I always love dance, theatre and portraits. But also the landscape, reportage and above all street photography. And now that I have the iPhone, I discovered a wonderful chance to take pictures whenever I want...

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