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Welcome to the new blog.
It's still us! Only our face has changed to coordinate with our recently updated website. This is still your source for Ocken Photography news and updates on all our latest happenings. Enjoy - and let us hear from you...
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Join Chris and three other artist for some photos, paintings, jewels and pastries at Rebecca Burick’s OPEN Studio.
Sunday, Aug, 23 at 4pm
460 N. Austin Blvd – Oak Park, IL
Check out Rebecca Burick’s work - www.uncharted.etsy.com
Check out Laura Granlund’s work - www.intimidnation.com
Chris has joined the current EPIC teams to help CASA of Cook County and 2 Big Hearts Foundation achieve their goals as the photographer for the 8 week creative drive. Whether you are a creative or a nonprofit, EPIC can make a big difference by working together. EPIC is pairing select teams of creative professionals with select nonprofit clients whose missions focus on education, children and families.
This post will have no photographs or will it be promoting any specials or giving you an up-to-date on the latest happenings for Ocken Photography. Today this post is dedicated to two people that mean so much to me. I have so much gratitude for my brothers, Bob and Chris and with reminiscing this morning came an inspiration for expression.
“I have decided to dedicate my creative passion to telling peoples’ stories. Everyday is precious and everyday is a blessing, any minute I am holding my camera I want to be capturing the fine art of life. I dedicate my life to it and everyday I will celebrate it.”
One of my affirmation from when I lived in Chicago. January 2003
As a young documentary photographer I was inspired by two amazing mentors. Their critiques and guidance are not only driven by their devotion to the camera but by the love for their little sister. Everyday I am grateful for the encouragement, the heartache, the forgiveness, and the love we incur as family of photographers. Everyday I am a better photographer because of these two men. I am grateful for the passion and respect for photography these two have and instilled in me.
Bob & Chris, I love you both and thank you for everything.
peace & blessings . jenn
Jake Black-Ocken wonders what his dad is doing. He thinks he has seen that black thing before but he’s not sure… I love photographing kids. I find them the very interesting and the most challenging subjects around. A new gallery of my fine art portraits of children is coming soon to bob.ockenphotography.com
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