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Kevin M. Gates 📸
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A photographer, designer, developer, director, husband, father and proud Chicago native.

I enjoy bringing a little positivity to the world through my love for photography.

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A kinda blue emu

Safari Lake Geneva - October 2025

#emu #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #australianwildlife #birdwatching #feathers #animals #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
Picture of an emu along a fence Close-up of an emu
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Fall colors…grounded in beauty 🍁

Chicago - October 2019

#maple #redmaple #autumn #fallcolors #nature #naturephotography #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky
Red maple leaf on the ground
October 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Fall in full spectrum

Chicago Park District - October 2019

#Vertical #BlueSkyArtShow #autumn #fallcolors #nature #naturephotography #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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A golden field of glow

Illumination @ Chicago Botanic Gardens - Dec 2022

#glow #BlueSkyArtShow #goldenlight #ChicagoBotanicGarden #nightphotography #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
Close up shot of a field of miniature lights
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Sometimes love hides in plain sight.

A Myrtle Spurge in bloom.

Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago - May 2025

#MyrtleSpurge #Euphorbia #succulent #nature #bloomscrolling #naturephotography #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
October 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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A rare Amur leopard relaxing

Brookfield Zoo Chicago - March 2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Relax #AmurLeopard #leopard #wildlife #bigcats #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
A Amur leopard sleeping on a rock
October 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Quite the territorial Red-winged Blackbird

Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago - May 2025

#redwingedblackbird #nature #birds #trees #wildlife #birdwatching #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
Red-winged Blackbird singing in the trees
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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On the road again

Indiana Dunes State Park - April 2021

#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow #Nature #Forest #Woods #ScenicDrive #perspective #NaturePhotography #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
A two-lane road with bright yellow center lines curves gently uphill into a forest of bare and early budding trees, with a yellow road sign reading ‘SLOW’ visible on the right side.
September 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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The road amongst the trees

Dunewood Campground, Indiana - 2021

#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad #dronephotography #aerial #roadtrip #forest #DunewoodCampground #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
Aerial view of a road through trees
September 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Beauty is in the eye of the honey bee

Caldwell Woods - September 2025

#flyday #EastCoastKin #nature #bees #pollinators #goldenrod #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #NeverTooLateForFlyDay
Macro shot of a honeybee on a golden rod
September 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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A paper wasp striking gold ✨

Chicago - Sept 2025

#EastCoastKin #flyday #nature #wildlife #insects #wasp #pollinators #goldenrod #macro #naturephotography #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #bloomscrolling
September 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Daddy Longlegs exploring the blossoms of a butterfly bush

Michigan - July 2025

#daddylonglegs #nature #insects #butterflybush #bloomscrolling #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #macro #macrophotography
September 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Sometimes…home is where you park it

Nevada - July 2021

#BlueSkyArtShow #Home #roadtrip #sunset #mountains #travelphotography #RVlife #Winnebago #brave #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
September 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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The sunrise lighting my path home to Chicago

December 2020

#Home #BlueSkyArtShow #Chicago #Cityscape #Skyline #Sunrise #aerialphotography #UrbanPhotography #expressways #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
September 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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An unflappable Great Blue Heron commanding the skies

Garfield Park, Chicago - May 2025

#EastCoastKin #FlyDay #greatblueheron #blueheron #heron #determination #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
Great blue heron in flight
September 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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A praying mantis poses patiently

Portage Park, Chicago - October 2020

#prayingmantis #mantis #mantidae #insects #nature #photography #closeup #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin
A praying mantis on a wooden beam
September 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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A sun-bathed honey bee pollinating near me

Wisconsin - Sept 2022

#honeybee #bees #goldenrod #pollinators #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #insects #photography #macro #macrophotography #PhotographersOfBluesky
September 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Nature’s eye candy: the Blue Jelly Bean succulent

Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago - May 2025

#BlueJellyBean #succulentlove #bloomscrolling #nature #plants #succulent #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
Close up of a Blue Jelly Bean succulent
September 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Golden sands, rolling waves and summer vibes at Foster Beach

Chicago, June 2021

#summer #BlueSkyArtShow #fosterbeach #Chicago #beach #aerialphotography #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
September 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Jumping straight into summer

Michigan, June 2021

#summer #BlueSkyArtShow #beach #jumping #waves #summertime #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
September 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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A golden tickseed in bloom

Los Alamos, New Mexico - June 2025

#coreopsis #tickseed #wildflower #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephotography #flowers #gardening #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
September 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Eyeing a Brown-eyed Susan

Chicago Botanic Garden - August 2025

#BrownEyedSusan #Rudbeckia #wildflower #nature #bloomscrolling #flowers #garden #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
September 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Golden spirals of a Dahlia in bloom

Montague, MI - October 2022

#dahlia #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephotography #macro #closeup #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
August 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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The heart of the hibiscus flower

Chicago Botanic Garden - August 2025

#hibiscus #stigma #stamens #flower #macro #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #ChicagoBotanicGarden
August 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Sunrise over Chicago’s skyline

North Ave Beach, September 2019

#Chicago #lakefront #Skyline #BlueSkyArtShow #LakeMichigan #panorama #Sunrise #photography #architecture #PhotographersOfBluesky
August 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM