The UPTOWN: Celebrating 100 Years of Chicago’s Iconic Theatre

CityFiles Press will publish “The UPTOWN” in August 2025 to commemorate the Chicago Uptown Theatre’s 100th anniversary. This 170-page book highlights its history, architectural beauty, and ongoing restoration efforts, featuring extensive research and contributions from prominent local journalists. Continue reading The UPTOWN: Celebrating 100 Years of Chicago’s Iconic Theatre

Out of the Ordinary, Vol. 2: A Journey Through Everyday Scotland

A Personal Portrait of Everyday Scotland The second volume of Out of the Ordinary by Iain Sarjeant is a continuation of the project he has been working on for a number of years. The project, and two books thus far, has developed from the approach of Sarjeant’s spontaneous wandering, exploring, discovering, and observing. “The series explores the kind of places that most of us walk … Continue reading Out of the Ordinary, Vol. 2: A Journey Through Everyday Scotland

Peace in the Valley by Saleem Ahmed

Peace in the Valley is a wonderful image collection of vignettes of the Bolivian landscape by photographer Salem Ahmed. It is a visual love affair with people, places and scenes presented in soft, colorful tones, and thoughtful compositions that create a meaningful dialog between photographer and the city of Nuestra Señora de la Paz, or just La Paz for short.  Entropy and pragmatic utility stand … Continue reading Peace in the Valley by Saleem Ahmed

Havana: Light Beyond Vision by Andrew Child

A Visual Exploration through Color Infrared Panoramic Photography For the past several years, Boston based photographer Andrew Child has been traveling off of the beaten path in Havana, Cuba and its surrounding countryside, capturing rare images that explore its many hidden gems. Using his truly unique approach allows the photographer to reveal sunlight that would otherwise be invisible to the naked eye. Over sixty of … Continue reading Havana: Light Beyond Vision by Andrew Child

Book Review: Palm Springs: The Good Life Goes On by Nancy Baron

Nancy Baron is a documentary filmmaker and photographer who lives in Palm Springs, Calif. In Palm Springs: The Good Life Goes On, she picks up where she left off from her 2014 book, The Good Life: Palm Springs, documenting her community of mid century modern enthusiasts. The collective community of self-proclaimed modernists are committed to the mid century modern lifestyle and the preservation of its … Continue reading Book Review: Palm Springs: The Good Life Goes On by Nancy Baron

The Uncommonly Common Photos of Emmanuel Monzon

Emmanuel Monzon is a french photographer and visual artist based in Seattle, WA. He graduated from the Academy of Beaux-Arts in Paris, France with honors. His work has been featured throughout the US, Europe and Asia.  The work of Emmanuel Monzon focuses primarily on the idea of urban sprawl and the urban expansion of its periphery. Monzon photographs urban banality as though it were a … Continue reading The Uncommonly Common Photos of Emmanuel Monzon