Photography Jim Wright

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There are four projects I'm working on at the moment: Wind power, Chicago infrastructure, the Chicago Transit Authority "L" (specifically the Red Line), and Poetry in Motion, showcasing the energy of my 4-year-old granddaughter. The images below are my early efforts. 

I'm really attracted to those big white windmills sprouting up on farms around the nation. Not only because they are a much needed alternative source of energy, but because they strike me as stately, graceful and appropriate in the great outdoors.

There's a lot of concern these days about the condition of aging infrastructure and the costs of updating it. While looking at roads, bridges and such, I am finding some surprising strength and beauty alongside the dirt and decay.

I've been taking my small digital camera as I ride the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Line, just to see what kind of images I could make without getting beat up. I plan to stick with it for a while, so there may eventually be enough interesting photos for an exhibit. Or maybe not.

For a while now I've been photographing my 4-year-old granddaughter in her busy, frenetic pursuit of life. I don't remember if I ever had so much energy.

Unfortunately, we live far apart; so I can't see her and photograph her as much as I would like. I don't know whether these photos will become a gallery-ready series, but they are a lot of fun.