- On May 12, 2021
- In Chicago For One City Insights Post Covid Travel
- Tags: City trips, helpful tips, Hire a Local, Packing for a trip, Post Covid travel, travel and tourism, Travel anxiety, Travel planning, Travel tips, trip planning, Urban environments, visit Chicago, Visiting big cities
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5 Tips For Reintroducing Yourself to Big Cities and Urban Environments
Reopening is happening! You are eager to travel again (YAY!) Does the thought of visiting a big city and the urban environment give you a bit of anxiety? Maybe before COVID, you felt a bit intimidated by the sounds and tall buildings but comfortable sticking to the tourist maps…and now? Now, the thought of crowds and touching things lots of people touch and being close to others and…well, you get the idea.
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- On March 30, 2021
- In All Things Chicago Post Covid Travel
- Tags: Chicago, Chicago Tour, creative photography, only1chicago, photo tour in chicago, photography as therapy, Photography Tour, phototour, post pandemic tour, poweroftravel, small business, travel to chicago, urban environment, visit chicago covid, walking tours, woman owned business
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Out Of The Fog and Into Restart
It’s March 2021. Period. If you’re reading this, you and I made it through 2020, though not even a little bit unscathed. Feeling that head fog? From lockdown or shut down to gradually reopening but still unable to operate to now, I’ve had all the emotions. I’ve doubted whether I’ll have a business at the […]
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- On February 4, 2020
- In On The Topic Of Photography Photography Tips
- Tags: Chicago Tour, Evernote, Instagram, Notes App, Photography, Photography Inspiration, photography tips, Polar Vortex, Social Media, Winter in Chicago
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How to Kick the Clouds Away – Photography Inspiration Tips & Tools
It’s a new year and wintertime in Chicago. So far, that combination has cast clouds over our New Years resolutions and stuck our feelings of new hope in the debris of the curbs. We’ve all heard it enough to gag: “Gray days are great for photography.” We’ve also heard “Everything in moderation.” Unlike the same […]
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- On January 21, 2020
- In All Things Chicago Chicago For One City Insights Events Unexpected Happenings
- Tags: #2020tourseason, #chicagoarchitecture, #chicagotour, #choosechicago, #explorechicago, #nickdigilio, #phototour, #streetphotography, #thingstodoinchicago, #tourthroughalens, #travelandtourism, #tribunemedia, #uniquetour, #wgnradio, Chicago, Photography, WGN
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Tour Through A Lens on WGN Radio
On the first full week of 2020, I had a lot of ideas and a long to-do list to get things rolling for the year. Then, I received an email and phone call. The email was from the producer of the Nick Digilio Show who said a listener made them aware of Tour Through A […]
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- On March 3, 2018
- In All Things Chicago Chicago For One City Insights Post Covid Travel
- Tags: #chicago, #chicagoisms, #funnychicagostories, #livinginchicago, #movingtochicago, #photography, #phototour, #travelandtourism, #uniquetour, #urbanadventure, #visitingchicago, Chicago food, unique Chicago
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How Chicago Changed Me – And How What I’ve Learned Can Help You
Do you ever think how a place changes you over time? February 28th marked the 18th anniversary of my arrival in Chicago, and I find myself reflecting how this city has changed me, good or bad. Take a look at a few specific areas and let my growing pains help you avoid mistakes 😉 FOOD […]
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- On December 22, 2017
- In All Things Chicago Chicago For One On The Topic Of Photography Photography Tips
- Tags: #capturelight, #chicago, #creativeinspiration, #getoutside, #gloomydays, #indoorphoto, #photography, #PhotographyInspiration, #photographytips, #phototour, #stillphotography, #tourthroughalens, #Winterinchicago, alleyways, shadows
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Indoors or Gloomy Days, Guide to Kickstart Your Creativity
Today, I’m hoping to inspire you to keep photographing the world around you, even if that world is gloomy or indoors and the motivational wind has been knocked out of you.
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Recommendations For Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a fairly new designated “shopping” day in the U.S. and is held the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. The cynic in me isn’t sure why it’s the last day of the designated spending days, after you’ve spent all your money self-indulging and spoiling those in your life, but what do I know. It is better to give […]
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- On November 20, 2017
- In On The Topic Of Photography Random Thoughts
- Tags: black friday, Chicago, christmas, cyber monday, fraudulent purchases, helpful tips, holiday shopping, holiday shopping 2017, holiday shopping tips, identity theft, internet security, online shopping, Photo tour, Photography, Photography workshops, shopping warning, thanksgiving, Travel
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TTAL Shopping Ideas and Cautions For Your Holiday
In the U.S., today is the Thanksgiving holiday, a time to be thankful for all we have, those in our life and reflect on what’s important. For many, it’s also a day of American football-watching or the official kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. Some stores are open today to be followed by Black Friday, […]
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Music From The Inside
I love music. I love live music, mainly because I prefer to sit close to the musicians and watch them work their instrument to create the beautiful sound. This photographer took that to a different level for me…. Instruments From The Inside
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- On July 26, 2017
- In All Things Chicago Chicago For One On The Topic Of Photography Uncategorized
- Tags: #certificateofexcellence, #chicago, #chicagotour, #choosechicago, #Ecofriendly, #getoutside, #Meetingplanners, #outofchicago, #photographytour, #phototour, #thingstodoinchicago, #tourthroughalens, #tripadvisorreviews, #tripplanning, #uniquetour, #urbanphotography, #walkingtour
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Exciting News About Tour Through A Lens!
If you’re not following Tour Through A Lens on social media, you missed the exciting news this past week. No worries, I made a little video to share with you all! (No, I’m not reading a card. You’re allowed to chuckle…not too much. Videos make me nervous!) I must say it again…Tour […]
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