CHICAGO ISSUE 225 Jul 2010

Joe Wigdahl is an award-winning portrait and landscape photographer who works in advertising, editorial and design. He approaches what he shoots with an eye that looks for beauty in realism - whether the subjects and the settings are real or part of a fully produced shoot, he aims to give the viewer a sense that what they are looking at is a genuine moment. Joe's cinematic reportage style is used to convey a sense of the dramatic and beautiful in everyday details and moments.

Recent clients include Blackberry RIM, the Chicago White Sox, Bicycling Magazine and Runner's World Magazine.