A Chicago street photographer, John works mainly in black and white film but also in color slide film and 8mm video. First inspired by images his father made in Vietnam - and later by Kertez, Steiglitz, Bresson and by Frank, and painters such as Degas and Hopper - John focuses on human beings in relationship to constantly changing surroundings, and aims to show man in relation to his own nature and creations and how we all struggle to find a place. His website is here.

Michael Jarecki is a Chicago freelance photographer who received a B.A. in Photography from Columbia College in Chicago in 2007. Michael has worked with The Daily Journal in Kankakee, Illinois, and makes pictures for clients such as the Chicago Sun-Times, Time Out Chicago, Chicago Magazine among other commercial clients. Michael is represented by ZUMA Press.

Master Chef of Great Britain for nearly three decades, Simon has honed his craft in Europe's most coveted culinary establishments. He purchased his first camera in 2008 and immediately discovered a love for photography. A keen traveler, Simon uses every opportunity to take his skills to a new level with attention to detail and an empathetic eye that bring uniqueness to his photography. Simon is a native of England and currently lives in Scotland.

Bob was born in Gary, Indiana in 1955. He has been documenting life since 1971, when he and his camera joined seniors at Lew Wallace High School who walked out to protest a teachers' strike that would have prevented them from graduating. A graduate of Indiana University who has attended theLeica Akademie, his website is www.BobSoltys.com. Bob is a former Navy Officer who lives in Northeast Ohio with Lucky, a Jack Russell Terrier, Keuffel, a canary, and 50,000 bees.

A portion of the sales of Bob's photographs goes to the "Giving Back" program.

Fred was given his first camera at the age of six. Always taking photos and striving to learn more, Fred’s commercial career began to blossom in 2004 and by 2006 he had discovered within a great appreciation for detail and obscure viewpoints. An expert in studio lighting and portraiture, Fred seeks out new subject matter and differing points of view. This led to many images giving the viewer a new perspective, such as conveying how a small child would see the depicted subject matter. Constantly evolving, Fred’s interest is in possibilities and not limitations. Visit Fred's site at FredTeifeld.com

Lewis was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1950. He attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He then attended the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. He taught at Columbia College in Chicago from 1973-81 as an Adjunct Professor of Photography. He was a faculty member at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 2007-2012. His website is www.lewiskostiner.com

Bit by the Leica bug back in 1988 when he worked in his father’s first showroom in New Haven, Dan is the eldest son of Tamarkin Camera founder, Stan Tamarkin and actress Janie Tamarkin. Trained as a writer and linguistic ethnographer at the University of Illinois here in Chicago, Dan has worked extensively as a theatrical lighting designer, teacher, performer and writer. A collector of tenor guitars as well as Leica cameras, Dan is also an avid outdoorsman.