Carlos Rivera | Chicago Photographer
@carlosrivera.mx
[ ✶ ] Chicago
100% Human Made
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https://bio.site/carlosrivera.mx
100% Human Made
More paper, less pixels.
DM for collabs
📷
https://bio.site/carlosrivera.mx
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To add some color to my very black and white feed, here is a shot from last year’s winter. Chicago’s water tower, one of the few buildings that survived the big fire in 1871.
#streetphotography #color #photography #photographer #chicago
#streetphotography #color #photography #photographer #chicago
Lakeshore East, Chicago.
Every time I go to this area, I need to capture this staircase, they are beautiful, how light hits, the design…. This is how Chicago is built, to look beautiful.
Part of my series Chicago: City Beautiful
#blackandwhite #streetphotography #b&wphoto #fineart
Every time I go to this area, I need to capture this staircase, they are beautiful, how light hits, the design…. This is how Chicago is built, to look beautiful.
Part of my series Chicago: City Beautiful
#blackandwhite #streetphotography #b&wphoto #fineart
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Lakeshore East, Chicago.
Every time I go to this area, I need to capture this staircase, they are beautiful, how light hits, the design…. This is how Chicago is built, to look beautiful.
Part of my series Chicago: City Beautiful
#blackandwhite #streetphotography #b&wphoto #fineart
Every time I go to this area, I need to capture this staircase, they are beautiful, how light hits, the design…. This is how Chicago is built, to look beautiful.
Part of my series Chicago: City Beautiful
#blackandwhite #streetphotography #b&wphoto #fineart
Im latino, Im a creative, Bad Bunny’s music is not my cup of tea, but damn he’s good! He is a performer and most importantly, he is a disruptive and mega creative guy! Us creatives can learn from that.
Also, being latino is the shit!
Also, being latino is the shit!
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Im latino, Im a creative, Bad Bunny’s music is not my cup of tea, but damn he’s good! He is a performer and most importantly, he is a disruptive and mega creative guy! Us creatives can learn from that.
Also, being latino is the shit!
Also, being latino is the shit!
Getting ready for One of a Kind Show in Chicago. 600 artists, 45,000 people attending. It will be fun!
December 4-7 (this week) at the Mart.
December 4-7 (this week) at the Mart.
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Getting ready for One of a Kind Show in Chicago. 600 artists, 45,000 people attending. It will be fun!
December 4-7 (this week) at the Mart.
December 4-7 (this week) at the Mart.
Hey! Im glad you stop by and appreciate my art!! Thank you!!! Also, Im happy that you like the tool I used too. (Ive used many) You can check out all my photos that Ive posted here or IG, or maybe you already did. Anyways! I appreciate your support!
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Hey! Im glad you stop by and appreciate my art!! Thank you!!! Also, Im happy that you like the tool I used too. (Ive used many) You can check out all my photos that Ive posted here or IG, or maybe you already did. Anyways! I appreciate your support!
Northern Lights in Chicago today, 11.11.25
Too much light pollution but I did what I can do in 5 minutes. This is in Wilson and Marina Dr.
#photography
Too much light pollution but I did what I can do in 5 minutes. This is in Wilson and Marina Dr.
#photography
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Northern Lights in Chicago today, 11.11.25
Too much light pollution but I did what I can do in 5 minutes. This is in Wilson and Marina Dr.
#photography
Too much light pollution but I did what I can do in 5 minutes. This is in Wilson and Marina Dr.
#photography
Awesome! Thanks!
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Awesome! Thanks!
Absolutely! Thanks for considering me. If you want to send me an email to [email protected] would be easier. ✌🏼
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Absolutely! Thanks for considering me. If you want to send me an email to [email protected] would be easier. ✌🏼
Thanks Ernesto!
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Thanks Ernesto!
Thank you! I was in the middle of a big crowd, and I needed her to look at me, so I tried to catch her attention with signs and doing noises until the women on her side saw me and asked her to tell her to look at me. It was a funny situation
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Thank you! I was in the middle of a big crowd, and I needed her to look at me, so I tried to catch her attention with signs and doing noises until the women on her side saw me and asked her to tell her to look at me. It was a funny situation
November 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Thanks for letting me know
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thanks for letting me know
Dia de muertos in Mexico City. Part of our tour with www.f8andgothere.com follow them on Instagram @f8andgothere
#diademuertos
#diademuertos
November 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Dia de muertos in Mexico City. Part of our tour with www.f8andgothere.com follow them on Instagram @f8andgothere
#diademuertos
#diademuertos
Done. You can DM now
October 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Done. You can DM now
Sorry. The correct dates are Dec 4-7
October 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Sorry. The correct dates are Dec 4-7
Hey Chicago! I’ll be part of One of a Kind Show in December. 600 artists, 45,000+ attendees, will be awesome!
December 7th - 11th at the Merchandise Mart.
Follow me on Instagram as well for more info (My IG handle: carlosrivera.mx)
December 7th - 11th at the Merchandise Mart.
Follow me on Instagram as well for more info (My IG handle: carlosrivera.mx)
October 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Hey Chicago! I’ll be part of One of a Kind Show in December. 600 artists, 45,000+ attendees, will be awesome!
December 7th - 11th at the Merchandise Mart.
Follow me on Instagram as well for more info (My IG handle: carlosrivera.mx)
December 7th - 11th at the Merchandise Mart.
Follow me on Instagram as well for more info (My IG handle: carlosrivera.mx)
October 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
And it is a great photo!
October 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
And it is a great photo!
Reposted by Carlos Rivera | Chicago Photographer
Lightning Storm Off the Coast of Mazatlan Mexico.
#lightning #storm #mazatlan #mexico #photography #tf_photography #tf_photoscapes #tf_photoescapes
#lightning #storm #mazatlan #mexico #photography #tf_photography #tf_photoscapes #tf_photoescapes
October 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Lightning Storm Off the Coast of Mazatlan Mexico.
#lightning #storm #mazatlan #mexico #photography #tf_photography #tf_photoscapes #tf_photoescapes
#lightning #storm #mazatlan #mexico #photography #tf_photography #tf_photoscapes #tf_photoescapes
Reposted by Carlos Rivera | Chicago Photographer
The camera no more takes a picture than the hammer builds a house.
October 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The camera no more takes a picture than the hammer builds a house.
Hahaha exactly!
October 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hahaha exactly!
Its not that it is overrated, is just that story is king. And you can do a good photo even with literally a box. Focus is part of it, same as composition, light and all photography components.
October 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Its not that it is overrated, is just that story is king. And you can do a good photo even with literally a box. Focus is part of it, same as composition, light and all photography components.
You are right, but mastering fundamentals can take your photos from just in focus, not shaky and a good enough exposure to a really good photo out of the camera without the need of lightroom or a fancy camera. Plus learning composition and training your eye are musts. Story is king in photography.
October 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
You are right, but mastering fundamentals can take your photos from just in focus, not shaky and a good enough exposure to a really good photo out of the camera without the need of lightroom or a fancy camera. Plus learning composition and training your eye are musts. Story is king in photography.
Its like everything, it only takes practice and learning, and the first step is having interest in it, and most importantly, photography is about sharing your perspective of the world. Tools are tools and thats it. Thanks for sharing!
October 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Its like everything, it only takes practice and learning, and the first step is having interest in it, and most importantly, photography is about sharing your perspective of the world. Tools are tools and thats it. Thanks for sharing!
And thats great! Great photos!
October 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
And thats great! Great photos!
Exactly, I mean, cameras are great, but people are too concerned about that, we are missing the fundamentals. I guess is the consumerism trying to take control of arts.
October 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Exactly, I mean, cameras are great, but people are too concerned about that, we are missing the fundamentals. I guess is the consumerism trying to take control of arts.