This past July, we put out a call for entries for our Undiscovered Chicago photo contest. Hundreds of entries poured in, and we found our winner in Art Fox, a 63-year-old West Loop resident. His entry appears in our 40th anniversary special issue, but we also wanted to feature nine other finalists whose shots captured Chicago in unique and beautiful ways. Check them out in the pages below.

Art Fox's contest winning photo

WINNER: ART FOX, 63, West Loop resident Nikon D70S
2:50 p.m., behind the Chicago Theatre from an alley off Randolph Street
“This view is there for anyone to see, but people who are in a hurry to get somewhere probably don’t look down the alley.”

 

Photograph: Art Fox

 

Finalist photo by Beth Navarro

BETH NAVARRO, 33
A statue behind Frank Lloyd Wright’s Oak Park home

 

Photograph: Beth Navarro

 

Finalist photo by Colleen McCarthy

COLLEEN MCCARTHY, 26
Socio-political graffiti in the Pilsen neighborhood

 

Photograph: Colleen McCarthy

 

Finalist photo by Debbie Walker

DEBBIE WALKER, 55
Santa’s Express in December 2009

 

Photograph: Debbie Walker

 

Finalist photo by Howie Kantoff

HOWIE KANTOFF, 42
A breakroom on the grounds of the former ACME Steel Coke plant, near Torrence Avenue and 126th Street

 

Photograph: Howie Kantoff

 

Finalist photo by Jeffrey Oudsema

JEFFREY OUDSEMA

 

Photograph: Jeffrey Oudsema

 

Finalist photo by Ken Rathke

KEN RATHKE, 44

 

Photograph: Ken Rathke

 

Finalist photo by Matthew Sallee

MATTHEW SALLEE, 29
A popular intersection in Wicker Park, just after dusk

 

Photograph: Matthew Sallee

 

Finalist photo by Rachel Wolfe

RACHEL WOLFE, 25
Hilton Suites Chicago/Magnificent Mile

 

Photograph: Rachel Wolfe

 

Finalist photo by Tom Barrat

TOM BARRAT, 66
Aerial view of fresh tracks in the snow in a neighborhood parking lot

 

Photograph: Tom Barrat