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Stop The Stigma PSA Released

Today, Positively Aware Magazine released the full PSA. The national campaign features an online photo essay project focused on destigmatizing and demystifying the virus. Because, whether you're positive or negative, we are all affected by HIV.

Chicago Videographer Stop The Stigma A Day With HIV In America By John Gress

A Day With HIV In America Trailer Released

Positively Aware magazine just released the trailer to a video my team volunteered to produce in order to help publicize the second annual A Day with HIV in America. The national campaign features an online photo essay project focused on destigmatizing and demystifying the virus. Whether you're negative or positive, we are all affected by HIV.

John Gress Chicago Photographer

Cut!

I think it took about 20 painful takes to nail this challenging image. By the time I had the shot, the models torsos were red and there hair was covered in dust.

Chicago Photographer John Gress

Dining Out For Life

I had a the great fortune to donate my services to Chicago’s Edge Alliance, which is involved in a wide range of initiatives that respond to the needs of the homeless, people living with HIV/AIDS, the disabled, and veterans. The ad campaign we developed is … Read More

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Practice

The designer talked me into shooting these clothes claiming he would get the pics published in Ebony, but that never happened…i guess you could call this set practice! Credits: Hair by Sir Anthony. Make-up by DeCarr Beauty and Randall Jenson. Styling byisaac king and Richard … Read More

John Gress Chicago Photographer

Bowling, But Far From Alone

The bowling alley near the home of Stylist Richard Paden is lost in time.  Its such a unique location, that we had to line up a shoot there with scene appropriate clothing. I wanted a to do a shoot that mirrored a group date… but … Read More

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Matthew Enrique

  Credits: Styling by Isaac King and John Gress. Make up by Cindy Vazquez and John Gress.

John Gress Chicago Photographer

Adam David

  Credits: Styling by Richard Paden and Maurice McCormick. Make up by Randall Jenson, Maurice McCormick and Zoin Ama Dio. Additional Modeling by Leo Franco

John Gress Chicago Photographer

Alhambra Pallace

What do you do with 14 models, three make-up artists, two hairstylists, one fashion stylists and four assistants on a Sunday? Easy, take over a night club. While celebrating a friend’s birthday, one of the managers of Alhambra Palace approached our table and asked if … Read More

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Elias Valles: Part One, It’s the Clothes That Make the Man

At 5’11 and 175 pounds Model Elias Valles packs a punch. I think I may have photographed Elias more times than any single model… Credits: Styling by Isaac King and Richard Paden. Hair by Keith Ward and Sir Anthony Make up by Deirdra Carney and … Read More