Good Art Gives Us an Opportunity to Grow
By Sam Landers
MIKE POGGIOLI ~ Born and raised in New Rochelle, NY. Die-hard Mets fan. Oldest of five siblings. Graduated from SUNY Stony Brook in Psychology. Lived in Chicago for...
Trope Journal
Everyone is So Dedicated Here
By Sam Landers
From an early age, MIKE SZPOT showed a creative side, shooting skateboarding videos with his friends. From that...
My Desk Always Has A Camera
By Sam Landers
ALEX SHEYN is a creative type – designer, illustrator, typographer, and photographer – currently working and living in San Francisco. Exploring 3D animation, motion graphics, illustration and interactive design to shape and...
My Approach is Very Organic
By Sam Landers
ZACH LIPSON is a Portland-based creative with a passion for all things visual. What started as simply "learning" to use a camera, became a passionate hobby that changed his life...
Chi-City Gritty...That‘s Got a Nice Ring to it Right?
By Sam Landers
KARL SOLANO is a lifelong Chicagoan with a penchant for philosophy, travel, people, basketball, art...pretty much all that life has to offer. Very big on self-improvement and learning from others,...
Trope in London
By Sam Landers
The view from the rooftop gives a spectacular view of London.
Randomly Organized
By Sam Landers
Born and raised in Chicago, ALBERTO SANTIAGO is a photographer and musician. His rule for life is that there is always time and space to learn from others.
Thirty Minutes with Kameron Sears
By Sam Landers
Kameron, a Chicago native, is a graphic designer. He believes many aspects of design and photography go hand-in-hand, making it easy to find ways to intersect the two areas that he's most passionate about....
Opportunity, Opportunity, Opportunity.
By Sam Landers
RYAN MCMAHILL was born in Los Angeles, raised in Saint Louis and eventually moved to Chicago after attending Miami University in Ohio. Ryan is the founder of the newly formed...
It’s Easy to Find Inspiration Around Every Corner
By Sam Landers
GRAHAM CHAPMAN grew up in the Chicago Western Suburbs before moving to Chicago in 2010 to pursue his career as a video editor. He soon took up photography and found his...
Trope Chicago: Welcome to Your City
By Sam Landers
206 amazing Chicago images from 27 emerging photographers, reproduced on museum quality uncoated paper, hardbound.
I Just Want People to See and Experience What I Experienced Through My Photography
By Sam Landers
ANDRÉ BAYARD is a Seattle transplant living in Chicago. He has spent time living in South Korea and Uganda volunteering and teaching English as a second-language.