Introducing: In the Arena
By Trope Publishing Co
Releasing June 2021 In the Arena In the Arena profiles 34 American leaders who captured their party’s nomination for the presidency, but...
Trope Reader
Chicago Photographers
Through the Eyes Of... Kwe Bentum and Alberto Santiago
By Trope Publishing Co
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...
A New Year
By Trope Publishing Co
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...
A Sense of Place – One City Further
By Trope Publishing Co
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...
Life After Lockdown – As Our Outside World Awaits Us
By Trope Publishing Co
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...
The Wonderment and Luxury of Print
By Sam Landers
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...
Rick Kogan Hosts Trope Publishers on WGN Radio
By Scott Yanzy
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...
Trope Chicago in Modern Luxury Michigan Avenue October Issue
By Scott Yanzy
Camera Clique: An immersive all-angles exploration of Chicago by Stephen Ostrowski
Thirty Minutes with Nick Crawford
By Sam Landers
NICK CRAWFORD is a freelance photographer from California, now living in Chicago.
In 2016, I Shot Every Sunrise During the Month of October
By Scott Yanzy
RYLAND HORMEL stumbled into photography after completing his final college soccer season and began looking for a new activity to devote his time. He then discovered...
Smelling. Hearing. Walking Through Cultured Places. Unfamiliarity Fuels My Inspiration
By Sam Landers
Growing up in Germany, MAX LEITNER developed a love for photography. Throughout the past decade he traveled throughout the United States, living for several years in Chicago, where...
I’m a Full-Time Nerd Working for a Multi-National Corporation
By Sam Landers
SONJA WEISS studied biochemistry in school and is a scientist during the day – photographer on nights and weekends. Sonja started shooting when she moved to Chicago from Atlanta in...