Three police officers sharing a ride.

This is actually my first photo from my visit to the Philippines in February.

On February 9, I was very fortunate to check out the sneak peek of the Luminous Field Installation by Luftwerk. It is an interactive video and sound installation that illuminated Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate (The Bean) with dramatic colors and patterns that enhanced the already awesome Chicago icon.

Luftwerk is the artistic collaboration of Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero, both graduates of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

I am not complaining about the winter season we’ve had so far. It is actually quite comfortable and nice. It’s brought so many bright days with glorious skies! I am thankful for this as it has allowed me to get out more to take more photos.

In this post, I’ve compiled some photos I took from the Lighthouse Meetup that were so bright and colorful (not adjectives I’d associate with winter), that I felt like I could be taking them during the summer.

My friends and I joined the Explore Your World Meetup group last Saturday to photograph lighthouses along Lake Michigan. (more…)