Illinois

The night skyline of Chicago is reflected is the Cloud Gate, and sparse visitors appear as ghosts during this long exposure.

The quinceañera is the celebration of a girl's 15th birthday - a Latin American tradition - a transition to womanhood.

The Cloud Gate, also known as the Bean, is a large public sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park. The sculpture is highly reflective, and visitors can walk beneath it to behold the curious reflections below.

A special moment between a father and his child

Before taking his photograph, I sat down and talked with Mark. Mark told me that his life was a classic downward spiral - he grew up here in Chicago, started selling drugs, got caught, and then lost his loving girlfriend.