Gods and Heroes of the Aegean: PANDORA
Distant Era presents Sarah Scanlon as Pandora, our first portrait in Gods and Heroes of the Aegean, a new series about Greek mythology.…
The Gallery
Chicago: November 2019—Cyberpunk and Colored Gels
From the gray, empty stockyards to the desolate lakefront littered with the beached remains of yachts,…
Storyteller Megan Wells as Miep Gies
In February 2024, professional storyteller Megan Wells did her first Distant Era session, in which we photographed four…
Captain America of the Jazz Age
This is an image of actor Jennifer Mohr as Captain America for designer Erin Gallagher’s “gender-bent…
The People of Light and Shadow: The Muse, Urania
Continuing Distant Era's brand new series, THE PEOPLE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW, an exploration of fey…
Megan Wells as Florence Nightingale
Distant Era photographs master storyteller Megan Wells as Florence Nightingale, the second in a series of…
Smaug the Magnificent
Smaug is the final image to be presented from Erin Gallagher’s October 2020 photo session, which…
Megan Wells as Eleanor Roosevelt
Distant Era photographs master storyteller Megan Wells as Eleanor Roosevelt, the third in a series of…
The People of Light and Shadow: The Tataille
Continuing Distant Era's brand new series, THE PEOPLE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW, an exploration of fey…
The People of Light and Shadow: The Vila
Continuing Distant Era's brand new series, THE PEOPLE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW, an exploration of fey…
EVEN’S ELEGY Gel Portraits #4: Ethan alternate
Distant Era teams up with film producer D. Matthew Beyer to create colored gel portraits for…
The People of Light and Shadow: The Morrigan
Continuing Distant Era's brand new series, THE PEOPLE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW, an exploration of fey…
Anime Portraiture 2: Madoka Magica
Creating superheroic anime composites part 2: traveling through time with Madoka Magica's Homura Akemi…
The People of Light and Shadow: The Harlequin
Continuing Distant Era's brand new series, THE PEOPLE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW, an exploration of fey…
T’Challa of the Jazz Age
It is the age of jazz. The sound of swing electrifies the speakeasies: Ellington and Armstrong,…
Joshua Safford as Jeremiah Wiggins
Distant Era photographs portraits for Joshua Safford in his persona as Jeremiah Wiggins—storyteller and human ambassador…
Theatre
Archival Photography for The Tempest with Idle Muse Theatre Company (Part 3): Lighting and Scenes
In which we examine the archival photography for Idle Muse Theatre Company's production of The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. In the second part of this series, we'll take a look at designer…
Archival Photography for The Tempest with Idle Muse Theatre Company (Part 2): Costumes
In which we examine the archival photography for Idle Muse Theatre Company's production of The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. In the second part of this series, we'll take a look at archival…
Archival Photography for The Tempest with Idle Muse Theatre Company (Part 1)
In which we examine the archival photography for Idle Muse Theatre Company's production of The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. In the first part of this series, we'll take a look at archival…
Northlight Gala 2024: A Starlit Soirée
Distant Era photographs Northlight Theatre’s 2024 gala, “A Starlit Soireé,” held at the Chicago Botanic Gardens on September 26.…
THE TEMPEST Production and Press Photography with Idle Muse Theatre Company
Distant Era photographs press and production photos for Idle Muse Theatre Company's THE TEMPEST, by William Shakespeare.…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Poster Session with Babes With Blades Theatre Company
Distant Era photographs the poster session for Babes With Blades Theatre Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.…
Photographing the Poster Image for The S Paradox
Distant Era photographs the show poster for Babes With Blades Theatre Company's production of The S Paradox, by Jillian Leff.…
This Music Should Not Be, by Wendy A. Schmidt
Distant Era photographs "This Music Should Not Be," by playwright Wendy Schmidt, for Chicago's Rhino Fest 2024.…
Headshots with Shellie DiSalvo
Headshot season continues at Distant Era with a new batch for the fabulous Shellie DiSalvo! Longtime readers of The All Worlds Traveller may remember Shellie as “The Morrigan” from Distant Era’s last…
Headshots with Jennifer L. Mickelson
In late March, we made new headshots for Jennifer Mickelson—an actor, intimacy designer, playwright, SAFD Actor-Combatant, and more! Jen's worked with theaters all over Chicago, including Promethean Theatre Ensemble, Citadel Theatre, Broken…
Journal
Testing a New Camera at the Bristol Renaissance Faire
This week, I’m showing some tests from my new camera’s maiden voyage, taken at the Bristol Renaissance Faire in late August, about a day after it arrived on my doorstep. As tests,…
Greetings from the UK
We’re traveling abroad this week in the UK, experiencing immersive theatre, Shakespeare, and life in London and Wales. I’ve included some travel shots of our adventures for this special All Worlds Traveller…
Northern Lights on the Lakefront
In which Distant Era spontaneously captures the Northern Lights in Chicago over Lake Michigan on Thursday, October 10, 2024.…
Happy Independence Day Weekend
During Independence Day week, we photographed two theatre shoots, prepared for Gen Con portraiture, and traveled to Michigan for sunsets and fireworks over the lake…
Introducing Gods and Heroes of the Aegean
Distant Era previews our latest series, Gods and Heroes of the Aegean, a photography compositing series about Greek mythology.…
Travellers
Photographing Paintings with Artist Liz Radford
Distant Era photographs the paintings of artist Liz Radford and the process behind photographing art for faithful color and even light…
A Conversation With Featured Makeup Artist Rose Nobs
We discuss makeup and life with The People of Light and Shadow featured makeup artist Rose Nobs…
Mini Session with Deana Vazquez
A birthday mini session as consolation for a rescheduled shoot…
Genre Bending With Rachel
Taking a break from The People of Light and Shadow series to look at characters from fairytales and folklore from another perspective with cosplayer/performer…
Fantasy With Friends
This week, we speak with three creators and image makers of costumed fantasy photography sessions—Tabitha Burch, Mary-Kate Arnold, and Allen Castillo—to hear their stories,…
Game & Hobby
Distant Era Portraiture at Gen Con with Belle Westaby
Distant Era photographs multidisciplinary artist and cosplayer Belle Westaby as Nyx from the Hades video game at our Gen Con 2024 mini sessions.…
Distant Era Portraiture at Gen Con 2024 with Mike Burd
Distant Era had the honor of photographing cosplayer Mike Burd at Gen…
Distant Era Portraiture at Gen Con 2024 with Indy
A repeat client every year from 2022 through 2024, Indy is not…
Distant Era Portraiture at Gen Con 2024 with Brownie Knight
At Gen Con 2024, Distant Era photographed three mini sessions with cosplayer…
Gen Con 2016–2024: Working the Convention
In our final Gen Con retrospective, we look back at the years…