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The Trope team was thrilled to celebrate the publication of The Salt Shed: The Transformation of a Chicago Landmark on Tuesday, September 24, at the Three Top Lounge at The...
We're excited to announce Trope’s latest Chicago title, Chicago in Color by photographer Judit Prat Martí. After moving from Spain to join the University of Chicago’s Astronomy and Astrophysics Department in 2019, Judit...
The Trope team was pleased to celebrate the launch of legendary music photographer Paul Natkin’s new book, The Moment of Truth, with a talk, book signing, and gallery show on November...
It's really hard to look at a picture of Joan Jett playing in a heavy metal band dressed in spandex with spiked out hair and know what the story is...
Legendary music photographer Paul Natkin gives The Post the behind-the-scenes stories of some of his most iconic photographs from his upcoming book, The Moment of Truth.
Originally planned for April 2020 and rescheduled twice due to Covid, the team was delighted to host our first Trope gallery exhibit in our studio and office space on April 29....
Paul Natkin, Chicago’s foremost music photographer, shines a light on the stories behind some of his most famous shots for Trope’s Behind The Shot series. When the Beastie Boys first...
Releasing July 2021 In the Arena In the Arena profiles 34 American leaders who captured their party’s nomination for the presidency, but never reached the Oval Office. Photos of monuments and other memorials...
We take a look ‘Through the Eyes of’ two photographers transitioning the seasons of Chicago. From the arctic-like winds and snow of Winter and the first signs of spring and...
A new year calls for new strides towards success and hope. We were curious to hear what creative aspirations our featured photographers were setting for themselves in 2021. Some had...
Making a home in a new city can be an eye-opener, especially if it is far removed from where you grew up. You observe things as an outsider, from the...
The world as we once knew it was on pause – empty streets, everything closed, not a soul in sight, a virtually apocalyptic atmosphere. The global pandemic transformed busy, crowded...
In the midst of uncertainty, we find ourselves going through a time of constant change – impacting how we work and live in ways not imagined just a few short months...
Trope Publishing makes Chicago first in their “Trope City Edition” photography book series. Editors Sam Landers and Photographer Tom Maday joins Chicago Sun-Times’ Rick Kogan in the Skyline Studios as they discuss...
Camera Clique: An immersive all-angles exploration of Chicago by Stephen Ostrowski
NICK CRAWFORD is a freelance photographer from California, now living in Chicago.
