Tag Archives: Chicago photographer

Radek F

September 4, 2010 – 2:15 pm

It must have taken years to finally set something up with model Radek F, but the wait was well worth it. The 1.9m (6-3), 90kg (200lb) model from the Czech Republic loves to play hockey and works as a bouncer (that word alone will probably skew the comments section).

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The Score

August 30, 2010 – 11:55 am

I am proud to announce the release of my first coffee table book, The Score, Published by Bruno Gmünder. The 128-page, 26 x 34 cm (10.25 x 13.5 inch) book can be purchased today from Amazon.com, BrunoGmuender.com, and store.johngress.com.

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Swimming

August 25, 2010 – 12:22 pm

When the weather in Chicago wasn’t so hot, I decided to go to Texas to shoot a set on swimming. I hit up some models and one of them turned me onto Nathan, a new-comer who had never worked with a professional photographer. Throw in models Teagen, Travon a bucket of water and we were off to a great start!

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Orlando M2

August 20, 2010 – 12:40 pm

After my first shoot with Orlando M, we became friends and occasional workout partners. Hes probably one of the flirtiest people we have worked with, which I am sure you will note while watching the video.

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Jason C3

August 15, 2010 – 10:47 am

Jason C has been one of the models that I live working with time and time again. Given a chance I would do it again… so expect to see Jason in a track themed shoot in the coming months!

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David W

August 10, 2010 – 12:41 am

I was fortunate enough to meet David when a client selected him to be a model for a lifestyle shoot. Thankfully, he came back for more.

Credits: Make-up by Brandon Phillips.

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Roman D 3

August 1, 2010 – 1:27 pm

Roman was one of the first models I worked with and it has been interesting to see him grow over time.

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Daniel T

July 28, 2010 – 3:02 pm

What a face…. Daniel’s bone structure is flawless. Make up artist Brandon Phillips immediately new he was be great for headshots…. but Daniel surprised us when he put on my red catchers kit and gave us a show.

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Antonio W

July 23, 2010 – 6:34 pm

Model Antonio W was a fun edition to a shoot I recently did at a rec center. The 1.75m (5-9) 77kg (170lb) 19-year-old is new to modeling.

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PJ

July 19, 2010 – 8:42 pm

After living in Chicago for almost 7 years, I have only seen the summer sun rise on Lake Michigan twice. I had always wanted to do a shoot at sunrise, but I was always fearful that the model would flake. A few weeks ago I tried to do a shoot, but I fell back a sleep and the model was messaging me on facebook, instead of calling me…… so we missed each other. However, this past weekend, I made sure I was out of bed on time by setting one alarm for 4:30am and the second alarm for 4:40am. I had lined up to models for the shoot, just in case one of them flaked… and they did. However, what you see below is that magic Make-up Artist Brandon Phillips and I made with model PJ at a time when most people were still snoozing.

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