Meet Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson grew up in Le Sueur, Minnesota, and picked up a camera with no real plan, but it became something deeper, taking root around the same time he began...
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Trope Washington, DC at America’s 250th
When we are working on the Trope City Edition series, we’re always asked the same question: What city is next? We’ve travelled the world from Chicago to London, Rome to...
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Trope Washington, DC at America’s 250th
When we are working on the Trope City Edition series, we’re always asked the same question: What city is next? We’ve travelled the world from Chicago to London, Rome to...
Seoul, Remembered: James Choi on Memory, Identity, and Coming Home
James Choi is a prolific, award-winning independent filmmaker who has produced multiple feature films from first-time directors that have premiered at SXSW. In addition to filmmaking, James is passionate about...
Behind the Shot with Roberto Lozano
We're excited to introduce Roberto Lozano, a Mexico City-born designer and photographer whose journey began with a university short film project and a design competition win that earned him his...
Why Seoul, Why Now - A Letter from Editor Jihyun Kim
Seoul Days & Nights by photographers James Choi, Kim Sangjun (Bigg Jun), and Sam Landers, captures the ever-evolving city of Seoul. From Gyeongbokgung Palace to Namdaemun Market to the vibrant...
Behind the Shot with Isaac Jero
Meet Isaac Jero, a Mexico City–based photographer who has spent over eight years exploring the space where light, landscape, and human presence quietly intersect. Whether shooting urban scenes, vast natural...
Behind the Shot with Trope Washington, DC - Part 2
Every photographer in Trope Washington, DC had their own reason for picking up the camera and photographing a corner of the city that called to them. In Part 2 of...
Behind the Shot with Trope Washington, DC - Part 1
Washington, DC is a city of monuments and neighborhoods, of history and hustle, and where every block carries rich stories from our nation. For Trope Washington, DC, the tenth volume in...
Behind the Shot with Jair Hernández
Meet Jair Hernández, a Mexican photographer whose work finds beauty in the unscripted moments of everyday street life. After spending a decade in Panama, Jair discovered photography as a form...
Back in Tokyo: Catching Up with Yoshito Hasaka
When we first sat down with Yoshito Hasaka (@_f7) back in 2021, he described his photography as "a transit point” and “a record of what I've done." A creative director,...
Behind the Shot with Above & Across Twin Cities
Minneapolis-St. Paul is a city best understood from above. In Above & Across Twin Cities, our photographers did more than capture stunning aerial imagery of the Stone Arch Bridge, the...
Three Doors with Ronnie Frey
Chicago has always been rich in history. For photographer Ronnie Frey, recent walks through the city became an exercise in noticing what many people pass without a second glance. Not...
Behind the Shot with Oscar Reygo
We are excited to introduce Oscar Reygo – a self-taught photographer born and based in Mexico City, who picked up a camera at fifteen and never looked back. Oscar's work is defined...
Behind the Shot in Trope Tokyo (Revised + Expanded)
Come "Behind the Shot" with five photographers from Trope Tokyo (Revised + Expanded) as they share stories behind some of their favorite shots in this revised edition. Trope Tokyo, the fourth...
Behind the Shot with Graham Chapman
Come "behind the shot" with photographer Graham Chapman as he shares the stories behind some of his favorite photos from his upcoming book, Chicago in Transit. Graham a photographer, video editor,...