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Where It’s @: tobishinobi
Instagram Handle:@tobishinobi Followers:170,000 Who’s behind it: Tobi Shonibare, 40, a photographer from London now living in the West Loop How it started: While working as a lawyer in the U.K.,...
Where It’s @: mrcrim3
Instagram Handle:@mrcrim3 Followers:117,000 Who’s behind it: West Pullman native Ernest Crim III, 35 What it is: Videos on Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells, and other Black historical figures — with a contemporary...
Where It’s @: @vashon_photo
Twitter Handle:@vashon_photoFollowers:20,900 Who is behind it: Vashon Jordan Jr., a 23-year-old photographer for Governor J.B. Pritzker’s reelection campaign What it is: Vibrant Chicago cityscapes: Promontory Point, the Green Line at...
Where It’s At: @the.urban.canvas
Instagram Handle:@the.urban.canvasFollowers:24,700 Who’s behind the account: Kyle Barron, 42, a Ravenswood marketing consultant What it is: Barron posts street art he sees on his travels. Two of his most recent:...
Where It’s At: @theonlydjdrip
TikTok Handle:@theonlydjdripFollowers:63,000 Who: Julian Leal, 22, a Columbia College student and DJ How he got started: Leal, who goes by the stage name DJ Drip, began posting videos of himself...