Discover the work of teen photographers across Chicago in this virtual exhibition inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe: “My New Yorks.”
This winter, we asked teens across the city to submit photos that reflected their Chicagos. Over 125 high schoolers responded, sharing works that reflect their unique perspectives on what this place means to them. Explore their submissions below, and stop by the museum to see 30 photographs selected by our panel of judges on view in the Ryan Learning Center’s McCormick Foundation Gallery through January 10, 2025.
MY PEOPLE
it costs a million to look this good
Mackenzi Woods
Doppelgänger
Maya Harrison
Field of Dreams
Hannah Glassman
Afternoon Out
Mariana Ortiz
Alderman William Hall Preaches
Tyler Moore
Boy’s First Rave
Violet Payne
Bundle Of Holyness
Jessica Cervantes
Construction Worker
Victoria Toledo
Cooking at Home
Mackenzi Woods
Cruising And Rolling—JUDGES’ PICK
Abraham Max Weiss
Dagger Bracelet and Crown Ring
Merisa Pecanin
Flared Gold—JUDGES’ PICK
Teagan Murphy
Distraction
Hugo Merchan
Dog Walk
Maya Harrison
Dusk before Dawn—JUDGES’ PICK
Andreas Sime Duic
Flight
Triseana Williams
Funny People, Funny Stories
Alexander Land
Girl
AJ Harris
Grandpa
Adrian Lopez
Eye
Jax Grant
Grasp as a Chicana
Victoria Toledo
Grey Disco
Teagan Murphy
Inbound Pass
Brooklynn Rodgers
Irish Mean Mug
Jamar Howard
Jax and His Jacket
Lezly Samantha Olivas
Locked & Loaded
Emma Del Carmen Spruill
Lover’s Hold
Triseana Williams
Luchorpan
Rex
Lucky D
Maya Harrison
Mediterranean Food Bakery
Mustafa
Mission Accomplished
Jamar Howard
On Top Of His World—JUDGES’ PICK
Triseana Williams
Partygoers
Cailin Stallone
Pep Talk—JUDGES’ PICK
Alyssa Young
Playground
Leila Gutierrez
Power To The Youth
Cailin Stallone
Quince
Adrian Lopez
Ravenswood Metra Joy Ride
Erik Borda
Roar Of Excitement
Jamar Howard
Self Titled
Leila Gutierrez
Self Titled
Leila Gutierrez
Sentimental
Bella Koska
Sewer Green
Teagan Murphy
Snow Day Bridge
Lily Leverenz
Something Is Happening (High Ground)
Albrecht Dode Lipinski
Something Is Happening
Albrecht Dode Lipinski
Soul
Crystal Clemente
Standing Alone
Lyric Mandolin Roy
Stick in Puck
Erin Catherine Zielinski
Summer Time
Ty-Carmel
Sunday Best—JUDGES’ PICK
Myah Shakom
The Chicago Myrtle and Gold
Roha Sajid
The Snowy Day
Mariana Ortiz
Touch Up
Elina Lee
Two Faced
Crystal Clemente
Uncle
Anthony Alcala
Uncle
Anthony Alcala
Untitled
Cosmi Roudebush
Untitled
Adriel Barbour
Untitled
Violet Payne
Weary Smiles—JUDGES’ PICK
Alexander Land
Wet Like Water
Rex
Winter By The River
Kevin Arroyo
Wise Men Of Wells
Erik Borda
The Woods
Tyler Moore
Yampa
Adrian Lopez
Youth Hockey
Mariana Ortiz
MY VISIONS
Abstraction
Leonel Chagolla
Apartment
Lincoln M. Judd
Bats
Keira Smail
Blue Tunnel
Samaya Payne
Blurry Night
Crystal Clemente
Chicago Glitch
Myah Shakom
Chicago’s Tears
Eliyana Marrero
City Blue
Anh Vu
Closure
Remi Garner
Company Of Mexico
Atticus May
Cracked Lens
Eden Joseph
Crooked Rest
Ethan Richard Borggren
Crystal Sea
Alex Zeigler
Deconstructed Design
Chanjin Noah Hong
Dog Lighting
Hugo Merchan
Dreaming Wide Awake
Remi Garner
Duck
Myah Shakom
Going Home
Eliyana Marrero
Home Is Where My Heart Is
Mackenzi Woods
Cups
Audrey Cayas
Initials
Marjorie Riner
Into the Illusion
Sebastian Kwasnik
Into The Light
Ethan Richard Borggren
Is That Trash I Smell?
Ian Harres
Join Our Frat
Ayden Joe Cao
Life Is a Game
Monica Zuniga
Living With Ghosts
Keira Smail
Melting Wax
Aaron Bacon
Mi Único Lugar Seguro
Stefany Garcia
Microscopic Life
Aaron Bacon
MK Flower
Marjorie Riner
Moon Phases Bracelet
Marjorie Riner
Mountainous Dawn
Alex Zeigler
Murky Waters
Andres Lino
Mysterious Shadowing
Alex Zeigler
No Empty Walls
Lezly Samantha Olivas
North Ave
Stella Yarusso
Not Quite Skyline
Isabelle Garcia
Off To Darkness
Homero Salazar
Outsider
Andres Lino
Philip
Lezly Samantha Olivas
Untitled
Brianna Alvarado
Planets
AJ Harris
Plastic Volcano
Leonel Chagolla
Rat’s Meal
Keira Smail
Red Room
Sebastian Kwasnik
Red Shoes
Lincoln M. Judd
Redo
Jonathon Joseph
Reflection Of Rest
Ethan Richard Borggren
Rust Shine
Atticus May
Shrunken Windex
Merisa Pecanin
Skull
AJ Harris
Small World
Eden Joseph
Still
Genevieve Pearl
Stump
Hugo Merchan
The Cup
Homero Salazar
The Dinosaur’s Last Stand
Gary Angelo
The Flower Medium
Jimmy Kattakayam
The Light at the End of the Universe
Gary Angelo
The Observer
Sanne Nordlund
The Overthinking Chandelier
Ian Harres
The Skull
Jimmy Kattakayam
The Tesseract
Sebastian Kwasnik
The Twister
Jimmy Kattakayam
Trash
Benjamin Martinez
Untitled
Skylar Martin-DeHerrera
Untitled—JUDGES’ PICK
Adriel Barbour
Untitled
Skylar Martin-DeHerrera
Untitled
Skylar Martin-DeHerrera
Untitled
Stella Yarusso
Water Fountain
Aidan Juhl Fisher
Windows Have Light
Atticus May
Wood Print
Remi Garner
MY EL
Back in Chicago
Scarlett Olivia Guenther
Bus Tracks
Kimberly Jimenez
Chicago Blue Line
Arthur Hajnos
CTA Train
Baljot Singh
CTA
Joseph Brenka
Downtown
Evelyn Boemmel
Fleeting Moment
Delaney Riordan
South Shore
Isabelle Garcia
Going Home
Kayah Tracz
My City
Scarlett Olivia Guenther
Tandem Transportation
Mary McCarthy
The Doors Are About To Close
Ezra Blue
Neverending
Kayah Tracz
Train
Lincoln M. Judd
Tunnel Vision—JUDGES’ PICK
Claire Dawson
MY NEIGHBORHOOD
Abandoned Sanitarium
Mustafa
Albany
Ayden Joe Cao
Alley 2
Seamus Moore
Alley 3
Seamus Moore
An Empty Street
Daniel Roth
Behind Every Cloud There Is a Ray of Sunshine
Alexander Dragoshanskiy
Centennial Woodwork
Sofia Martyniuk
Chicago Dinner
Mia Zeri
Chicago Is Home
Ezra Blue
South-West Entryway
Abdiel Ovalle
Childhood Fiesta
Emma Del Carmen Spruill
Chinatown Chicago—JUDGES’ PICK
Marlon Guaraca
Chocolate Shop
Genevieve Pearl
Church, Pilsen
Oliver Whitman Ojendyk
City Green
Andreas Sime Duic
The Clock Tower
Shea Leahy
Coffee Shop
Genevieve Pearl
Cornered Greeting
Aaron Bacon
Cultural Clothes on the Streets of Chicago
Afifa Ar-Rasheed
Destination Dream
Rheanna Galvan
Doorway to Enlightenment
Henry Spivey
Downtown Traffic
Daija Aryel
Downtown
Madison Alvizar
Drag Through It Garden
Rex
Drops
Dalilah Gomez
Fuel
Kayah Tracz
Everyone United
Jaymie Ferrer
Feels Like Home
Ayden Joe Cao
Food Truck
Kimberly Jimenez
Full of Cozy
Rheanna Galvan
Fun in Faith
Jessica Cervantes
Gateway
Moyinoluwa
Gentry
Jezeniah Keys
Go Long
Eddie Roche
Golden Eye
Tyler Moore
Good Food on a Cold Day
Maira Haseeb
Graffitti
Kimberly Jimenez
Grandma’s Backyard—JUDGES’ PICK
Isabelle Garcia
Grocery Store, Chinatown
Oliver Whitman Ojendyk
Hidden Beauty
Martin Ramirez
His Scarlet Flicker
Jess Rodriguez
Home
Bella Koska
Immortality
Bella Koska
On the Move Chats
Jessica Cervantes
Industry, Brideport—JUDGES’ PICK
Oliver Whitman Ojendyk
Jane
Jack Murray
Jeff’s
Erin Catherine Zielinski
Jewish Church
Baljot Singh
La Chapala
Ivette Montalvo
La Razón Del Pueblo
Stefany Garcia
Lantern Lane
Mia Zeri
Lincoln Park Zoo
Carolina Cervantes
Logan Square—JUDGES’ PICK
Melissa Navarro
Manor Home
Sofia Martyniuk
Mi morenita
Madison Alvizar
Mi paz en la ciudad
Stefany Garcia
My CTA
Moyinoluwa
My Culture
Madison Alvizar
My Golden Childhood
Alyssa Young
My Little India in Chicago
Mustafa
Newest Neighbors
Emma Del Carmen Spruill
Nha Hang Vietnam
Benjamin Duong
Night Lights
Monica Zuniga
Observer of the Divinity
David Garza
Old Main
Janessa Lia Pagan
Ostentatious
David Garza
Pick-Up and Order—JUDGES’ PICK
Sofia Madden
Portillo’s
Amina Cutahija
Primero Comunión in Discount Mall
Victoria Toledo
Rickshaw to the Restaurant
Maira Haseeb
Risky
Martin Ramirez
River Walk
Violet Payne
Saturday Service
Mia Zeri
Slava Ukraine
Sofia Martyniuk
The 606 Trail
Melissa Navarro
The Beauty of Advertisements
Ivette Montalvo
The City
Genevieve Pearl
The Last Call
Kaliyah Grayer
The Six Icy Corners
Kevin Arroyo
The Spot
Michael Tenesaca
The Warmth
Jezeniah Keys
The Watch
Kaliyah Grayer
The Woman of Western Station—JUDGES’ PICK
Erik Borda
Through the Wire
Eddie Roche
Time for Dinner
Sofia Madden
Time Is Golden
Janessa Lia Pagan
Time Machine
Martin Ramirez
USPS
Sofia Madden
Walking Home
Lyric Mandolin Roy
Where the Music Plays
Lily Leverenz
MY CITY
Solitude in Steel—JUDGES’ PICK
Arthur Hajnos
A Boat Ride In Chicago Downtown
Carolina Cervantes
A City Wakes
Henry Spivey
A Street Downtown
Samaya Payne
Across The Alley
Daniel Roth
Alley 1
Seamus Moore
Alone, Omen 3—JUDGES’ PICK
Celia Fuentes
Beach
Aleck Lam
Chicago Henge—JUDGES’ PICK
Brianna Alvarado
Sixth Corner
Abdiel Ovalle
Chicago Theater
Nadya Flores
Chicago’s St. Patrick
Marlon Guaraca
Chocolate Coating on the Chicago Skyline
Jinwoo Yang
City Symmetry
Mary McCarthy
City
Sam Frank
Commute—JUDGES’ PICK
Miles Jung
Cone
Dalilah Gomez
Connections
Delaney Riordan
Distracted, Ignored
Chanjin Noah
Do Not Enter
Michael Tenesaca
Downtown
Elina Lee
Downtown Chicago
Daija Aryel Gibson
Downtown
Joseph Brenka
Downtown
Will Kozlowski
Driving By
Delaney Riordan
Equinox
Nadya Flores
Golden Hour In Architecture
Abigail Land
Green River
Janessa Lia Pagan
Hotel Monaco
Raquel Williams
Icy Chicago
Marlon Guaraca
Modern Architecture
Bernijah Pierce
Perspective
Bernijah Pierce
The Kaleidoscope
Sanne Nordlund
Last Bus Home—JUDGES’ PICK
Alexander Dragoshanskiy
Lost But Never Forgotten
Alexander Czempinski
Luminous Lights
David Garza
Millennium Park “The Bean”
Daija Aryel Gibson
Moment In Time
Raquel Williams
Moonbathing
Miles Jung
Muted Fugue
Alexander Land
N1GH7 N’D4Y
Brooklynn Rodgers
Navy Pier—JUDGES’ PICK
Nadya Flores
Night Lights
Andreas Sime Duic
Painting The World
Maira Haseeb
Paleo-Portraits: SUE
Andres Rivera
Quiet Sky
Kiara Davis