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30 Over 30

Strangers on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, each asked for one portrait. Made between November 15 and December 5, 2025, almost all of them at 70mm.

Role: Photographer
Where: Michigan Avenue, Chicago
When: November and December 2025
Extent: 33 portraits

Taken NOV 22 2025 14:48Shutter 1/100Aperture F3.2ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MMLens RF 24-70MM F2.8Camera CANON EOS R5 MARK II

In short

The project: Walk up to strangers on Michigan Avenue and ask each one for a portrait.
My part: Photographer.
How it was shot: Twenty-eight of the thirty-three at 70mm, between November 15 and December 5, 2025.
On this page: Every portrait in the order it was made, with its time and settings.

In the order they were made

34 portraits

Portrait 1 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 15 2025 13:07Shutter 1/200Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 320Focal length 58MM

Portrait 2 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 15 2025 13:23Shutter 1/200Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 320Focal length 70MM

Portrait 3 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 15 2025 13:24Shutter 1/200Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 320Focal length 70MM

Portrait 4 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 15 2025 13:58Shutter 1/200Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 500Focal length 61MM

Portrait 5 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 15 2025 14:00Shutter 1/200Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 6 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 22 2025 11:34Shutter 1/400Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 7 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 22 2025 14:25Shutter 1/320Aperture F3.2ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 8 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 22 2025 14:48Shutter 1/100Aperture F3.2ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 9 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 22 2025 14:48Shutter 1/100Aperture F3.2ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 10 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 22 2025 14:52Shutter 1/100Aperture F3.2ISO ISO 500Focal length 54MM

Portrait 11 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 22 2025 14:56Shutter 1/100Aperture F3.2ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 12 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 22 2025 15:33Shutter 1/100Aperture F3.2ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 13 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 24 2025 11:42Shutter 1/640Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 14 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 24 2025 11:59Shutter 1/640Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 15 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 24 2025 12:13Shutter 1/640Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 16 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 24 2025 12:20Shutter 1/640Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 17 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 24 2025 14:13Shutter 1/125Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 18 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 24 2025 14:13Shutter 1/125Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 19 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 24 2025 14:13Shutter 1/125Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 20 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 24 2025 14:17Shutter 1/200Aperture F3.2ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 21 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken NOV 24 2025 15:12Shutter 1/125Aperture F3.2ISO ISO 500Focal length 70MM

Portrait 22 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 10:27Shutter 1/2500Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 160Focal length 70MM

Portrait 23 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 10:31Shutter 1/2500Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 160Focal length 70MM

Portrait 24 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 10:45Shutter 1/640Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 160Focal length 64MM

Portrait 25 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 10:57Shutter 1/500Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 160Focal length 70MM

Portrait 26 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 10:59Shutter 1/500Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 160Focal length 70MM

Portrait 27 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 11:32Shutter 1/500Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 160Focal length 70MM

Portrait 28 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 11:54Shutter 1/200Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 160Focal length 70MM

Portrait 29 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 12:02Shutter 1/125Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 160Focal length 70MM

Portrait 30 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 12:14Shutter 1/125Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 160Focal length 70MM

Portrait 31 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 13:15Shutter 1/125Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 125Focal length 70MM

Portrait 32 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 14:05Shutter 1/8000Aperture F4ISO ISO 12800Focal length 70MM

Portrait 33 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 14:35Shutter 1/4000Aperture F4ISO ISO 5000Focal length 65MM

Portrait 34 of 34, a stranger on Michigan Avenue — Taken DEC 5 2025 14:42Shutter 1/100Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 200Focal length 70MM