Big Grammy congratulations to two wonderful artists whom I have had the pleasure of hearing and photographing over the years: Kurt Elling and Pacifica Quartet! Applause to Bryan Farina and Jim Ginsburg and Cedille Records!! 🥳👏🥂 @kurtelling @pacificaquartet @cedillerecords @soundbry

🦅 Bald eagles are the best. So I loaded up the car with a long lens, layers, and lots of coffee, and headed out to the Mississippi River. Check out the gallery for more of my favorite shots on the blog. 🦅 Photos © copyright 2021 by Elliot Mandel. All rights reserved.

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❄️ My appreciation of winter, and a gallery, now on the blog (link in bio).

Iced in, -5 at sunrise 🥶

Mediocre shots of Superb Owls. 🦉 Attempting to catch short-eared owls at sunset as they hunted over Midewin International Tallgrass Prairie last December. 🦉 Happy #SuperbOwlSunday

Hey everyone- wish Bridget a happy birthday! 🎉🎉 @bridget.skaggs #marmot

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Charles Thomas

Year in Review: Jazz Photos of 2015

December 29, 2015 in Concerts, Music

Jazz and photography. I love them both. Here are my favorites from the year.

Charles Thomas (vocal), Miguel de la Cerna (piano)

Benny Golson

Marlene Rosenberg (bass), Greg Artry (drums), Melvin Butler (sax)

Bruce A. Henry

Greg Artry

Year in Review: Portraits of 2015

December 29, 2015

Look at all these wonderful people!

Top, L-R: Bridget Skaggs, Juliet Petrus, Ashley Bryan. Mid, L-R: Lauren Haselberger, Robert Nordling, Alexandra Ganser. Bottom, L-R: Penelope Turgeon, Sarah Forbes Orwig, Anna Sanders Lee, Charles Thomas.