Chi-Town Classics
The Bean to Wrigley, deep dish mandatory.
Chicago does icons at scale: your face warped in Cloud Gate, the Art Institute lions, the Riverwalk under the boulevard bridges, Buckingham Fountain, the tower that was tallest on Earth for 25 years — then up to the Friendly Confines, and a deep-dish finale eaten the only correct way: knife, fork, no apologies.
The stops
The whole team warped in the Bean's mirror in one frame — photographer included. Geometry is your problem.
The bronze lions have guarded Michigan Avenue since 1894. Best synchronized team roar, photographed mid-roar.
The river they dyed green and reversed. Photo from under the bridge with a passing architecture boat in frame.
The six-story CHICAGO sign. Line the team up to spell something under it — judges score effort and spelling.
Tallest on Earth for 25 years, and half the city still calls it Sears. The Skydeck Ledge photo = +10; street-level lean-back shot otherwise.
One of the world's largest fountains — catch the top jet firing (every hour on the hour) on camera.
Red marquee photo, full team. +5 for anyone in Cubs gear; +10 for a "Go Cubs Go" chorus a stranger joins.
The hunt ends over a proper deep dish — knife and fork visible, pie mid-pull, entire team at the table. Thin-crust submissions will be rejected on principle.