Jim Iska

Jim Iska has been photographing the urban scene for over thirty years. After graduating from the Institute of Design in Chicago in 1980, Iska’s work has revolved around on architecture from the classic to the vernacular, and its integral role in defining the city. He collaborated with author and historian Francis Morrone on a series of architectural guidebooks of New York City, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn in the 1990s.  Iska also produced contemporary photography for the first and second editions ofThe City in a Garden: A History of Chicago’s Parks by Julia S. Bachrach.  He is currently the author of the blog “In and About the City.”

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Jim Iska
& Stone Scholastic Academy
Jim Iska & Stone Scholastic Academy

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Jeff Phillips
& Dorian Sylvain: The BMO Harris x CPS Lives Mural, Summer 2020
Jeff Phillips & Dorian Sylvain: The BMO Harris x CPS Lives Mural, Summer 2020

Chicago, CPS Lives, Artist Residency, Non-Profit Organization, Chicago Public Schools, BMO Harris Bank
Chicago, CPS Lives, Artist Residency, Non-Profit Organization, Chicago Public Schools, BMO Harris Bank
Chicago, CPS Lives, Artist Residency, Non-Profit Organization, Chicago Public Schools, BMO Harris Bank
Chicago, CPS Lives, Artist Residency, Non-Profit Organization, Chicago Public Schools, BMO Harris Bank
Chicago, CPS Lives, Artist Residency, Non-Profit Organization, Chicago Public Schools, BMO Harris Bank
Chicago, CPS Lives, Artist Residency, Non-Profit Organization, Chicago Public Schools, BMO Harris Bank
Chicago, CPS Lives, Artist Residency, Non-Profit Organization, Chicago Public Schools, BMO Harris Bank
Suzette Bross, Chicago, CPS Lives, Artist Residency, Non-Profit Organization, Chicago Public Schools, BMO Harris Bank
Dorian Sylvain, Chicago, CPS Lives, Artist Residency, Non-Profit Organization, Chicago Public Schools, BMO Harris Bank
Chicago, CPS Lives, Artist Residency, Non-Profit Organization, Chicago Public Schools, BMO Harris Bank
Chicago, CPS Lives, Artist Residency, Non-Profit Organization, Chicago Public Schools, BMO Harris Bank

Jim Iska
& Nicholas Senn High School
Jim Iska & Nicholas Senn High School

“…the Senn experience provides students a unique foundation for living, working, thriving, and leading,” Jim Iska, Photographer

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