Ed Shpritz

Ed Shpritz Photography

Do You See What I See?

Less… so you may see more.

Fine-art photography from Chicago, the lakefront, and the wild places between.

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The collections

Choose a picture. It opens the rest of its kind.

A baby elephant facing forward with ears spread wide, high key white

Minimal White

High-key frames with very little in them and a great deal to feel.

The Chicago skyline reflected in icy lake water, soft pastel

WaterColor

Gentle washes of color and quiet light — photographs that feel painted.

An arched wooden bridge over a still garden pond with autumn reflections

Places and Reflections

Quiet places and the water that gives them back — a city, a temple, a shoreline, mirrored.

Two lions resting close together

Wildlife

Animals at home in the open — the great herds and the watchful few, near and far.

A monarch butterfly on a yellow sunflower against a blue sky

Nature's Beauty and Flight

Flowers in full color and the small fliers that visit them — beauty, and the things that fly.

Two mallard drakes coming in to land on the water with their reflections

Birds

Birds in the air and on the water, caught just before the next beat.

A field of red and yellow flowers blurred by intentional camera movement

Impression in Motion

Intentional camera movement — a held breath turned to brushstrokes.

An Australian shepherd puppy leaping across the grass

Our Best Friends

Portraits of the dogs we love — every one of them certain they are the favorite.

A woman painting at an easel outdoors beneath a large tree

Life Observed

Fog on the water, boats at rest, and people in the middle of their day — beauty in the ordinary.

Two Air Force Thunderbirds jets climbing into a blue sky

Air & Water Show

Jets in formation over the lakefront, moments that will not hold still.

We look… but do we see?

A portrait of Ed Shpritz

Welcome to my world

For me, photography is not about recording what is in front of the camera. It is about discovering what others may pass by.

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