City Experts |
Elizabeth Blackwell
City Expert
Elizabeth Blackwell began life as a Foreign Service brat, following her diplomat father on postings to Kenya, Iran, and Italy. But after graduating from Northwestern University, she was finally ready to put down some roots—and found that Chicago offered a perfect mix of cosmopolitan culture and laid-back attitude. Despite a one-year detour to New York (where she received her master’s in journalism from Columbia University), Elizabeth is now an honorary Midwesterner—and she’s got the long underwear and enormous down-filled winter coat to prove it.
After stints at Encyclopedia Britannica and the Northwestern University Medical School, Elizabeth spent almost five years as an editor at North Shore, a lifestyle magazine for the Chicago suburbs, where she wrote about everything from teenagers with eating disorders to wedding etiquette. These days, Elizabeth is the author of Frommer’s Chicago guidebooks, which gives her a great excuse to try out all the new restaurants, boutiques and museum exhibits in town.
Elizabeth is living proof of Chicago’s welcoming attitude—she talks up her adopted hometown so much that you’d swear she was born here.
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Photographer |
Ryan Collins
Photographer
They say a picture's worth a thousand words, so hopefully this photo is enough. We don't have a bio of our photographer, Ryan Collins, but his work speaks volumes on its own. We hope you enjoy his photos as much as we have!
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Photographer |
Sam Perkins-Harbin
Photographer
Sam Perkins-Harbin is a Freelance Graphic Designer and Photographer living and loving in Chicago. If not found in front of his computer, he can be seen running around the town seeking cheap burritos and decent coffee. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in electronic imaging from Northern Michigan University, although he doesn't need it to impress women - that's what his ninja skills are for. He's an avid adventurist and likes to take panoramic photos of hard to get to places. In his spare time, he is a LEGO Architect, studies Ukrainian and German, and listens to Big Band music. You can see more of his work at forge22.com.
Hobbies: Urban Photography, Video Games, Dancing
Favorite Drink: Mountain Dew Surprise
Favorite Escapes: Lake Superior
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