Chicago has a way of turning your brain back on creatively.
Lines, light, reflections, textures, little moments everywhere.
Just a small preview from the wander.
P.S. last slide features the head of quality control.
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@fujifilmx_us@chiarchitecture
Happy 33rd to my favorite human.
Somehow you’ve put up with me for over a decade now, which honestly deserves an award of its own. Through all the chaos, ideas, adventures, and curveballs life throws our way, you’ve always been right there beside me.
You’ve taught me a lot about life, patience, and how to actually keep things together when my brain is running in 100 directions.
Also… not to state the obvious, but you’re aging suspiciously well. Like seriously unfair.
Grateful for you every day. Happy birthday, babe.
37: Out of the way in the valley of solitude
So for the past year I’ve been leaning into self reflection more than I ever have in my life! Cause I realized that my words affect my impact and my actions shape my purpose. So I can’t just carelessly give who I am to everybody otherwise I’ll lose a part of myself while giving a part of myself to the world. & when you have a real bad loyalty complex like I do it becomes easy to feel like if I don’t OVERextend love. To not only the circles that I’m in but especially the city. Then I’ll be perceived as not the “Chris G” that everyone has come to know. But knowing who Christopher DeAngelo Gilbert is FOR MYSELF and standing on that is wayyy more meaningful. Then trying to be everything for everyone or live up to an image that is just a name. So I realized that if I keep making myself so accessible how could I possibly be sane or stable right now or ever. So isolating myself was MANdatory so that I could feel AND be the MAN that I need to be FOR ME! Otherwise the version of myself that I’m striving for will never have a chance to live if I don’t live for me. So to be able to think and feel like how I feel today as I turn 37. It required me to choose solitude over status! But the work isn’t done and it will never stop because I KNOW WHO I DESERVE TO BE FOR ME! So if you ever want to build a truer you…YOU have to BE TRUE TO YOU relentlessly day after day! Cause I’ve learned that “being kind” with boundaries is far more life changing than “being nice” with no standards and knowing the difference will save your life!!!
📸 @_areeves
So to be understood as an artist and appreciated as an human is rare! & my brother not only does that but is also the ultimate marksmen when it comes to seeing you for YOU! Then being able to showcase your soul through photos so that who you are can be projected out into the world! & that’s why I had to collab with him so that where I am in life right now and my truth would be highlighted then delivered to the universe properly! So thank you bro for 10+ years of friendship and for being the constant reminder that I have the right people in my circle!
#bossmodeallday
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