Tonso Trail
Photography · Issue 01A field journalSummer 2024

Chicago

No. 01

Four chapters from a summer trip to Chicago: side streets, the river, downtown and the city after dark.

Photographs by Tonso Productions
Cover: the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room
  1. 01Street levelCourtyards, alleys and a yellow mural
  2. 02The riverLift bridges, water taxis and the 'L'
  3. 03DowntownThe Art Institute, the Trading Room and the Loop
  4. 04After darkString lights, neon and a corner booth
Chapter 01

Street level

Brick courtyard patio
Dinner in the alley
Food Mart and the towers
Yellow cat mural
Lift bridge over the Chicago River
Chapter 02

The river

Water taxi on the Chicago River
The 'L' at the platform
In the galleries
Chapter 03

Downtown

School of the Art Institute
Trading Room clock
Skyline through the trees
Under the elevated tracks
Chapter 04

After dark

Rooftop dining under string lights
Neon at the arcade bar
Corner booth after dark