Photography is instrument for developing an eye. Compositon, light, restraint, and the decisive commitment to time.

Christian Solorzano — black-and-white photograph looking up at silhouetted streetlights and tangled overhead wires against an overcast sky
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white night street photograph of a brick liquor store and Warsaw Deli lit by marquee bulbs as a car streaks past
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a calico cat resting on a discarded leather armchair beside a fire-damaged, plywood-boarded building
Christian Solorzano — photograph of an orange koi gliding among lily pads in a still pond
Christian Solorzano — minimal black-and-white photograph of the concrete piers and steel girders beneath a railway overpass
Christian Solorzano — moody low-key photograph of plant leaves silhouetted against a dim window
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a discarded floral mattress abandoned on cracked pavement in daylight
Christian Solorzano — long-exposure night photograph of a star-filled sky with a glowing branch in one corner
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a glowing OPEN sign in a dark window framed by lush green plants and flowers
Christian Solorzano — minimalist photograph of a lone American flag at half-mast against a vast dusk sky
Christian Solorzano — dreamy black-and-white motion-blurred portrait of a person in profile by a window
Christian Solorzano — still-life photograph of two small red crab apples on pink cloth in warm windowsill light
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white landscape of misty rolling hills and silhouetted trees at dusk
Christian Solorzano — light-leaked photograph of a concrete highway overpass and a red fire hydrant washed in bright sun
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white close-up of a gnarled, weathered tree trunk resembling an animal head
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a faded, peeling painted mural of a blue-haired girl lit by a shaft of light
Christian Solorzano — abstract photograph of bare branch shadows cast on a textured wall
Christian Solorzano — photograph of the Solid Gold Food Mart storefront in golden light with two figures at the door
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white close-up of speckled alstroemeria lily blossoms against a dark background
Christian Solorzano — photograph through a window of an autumn tree with bare branches and amber leaves
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a single withered rose drooping against a dark velvet background
Christian Solorzano — minimal photograph of a shadow cast on a grey wall above a small candle flame
Christian Solorzano — overhead photograph of lily pads and a single pink water lily bud on a murky green pond
Christian Solorzano — New York street photograph of a black sedan with its door open beside a truck near Broadway gift shops
Christian Solorzano — street photograph of NYPD traffic officers in white caps and yellow vests walking a New York City block
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a tan 1980s sedan parked on a Chicago residential street as a man walks past
Christian Solorzano — soft backlit close-up of dried baby's breath glowing in warm golden light
Christian Solorzano — street photograph of a man walking past a patched white brick warehouse wall, shot from a passing car
Christian Solorzano — street photograph of an older man with a plastic bag walking past a yellow graffiti wall beneath an overpass
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a dark blue sedan with a crumpled hood parked beside a black fence in an alley
Christian Solorzano — faded photograph of two vintage cars parked beneath an elevated rail bridge
Christian Solorzano — macro photograph of a translucent cellar spider on the edge of a dark leaf
Christian Solorzano — moody low-key close-up of a face half-lost in shadow
Christian Solorzano — foggy night street photograph of parked cars and a streetlight glowing green through the trees
Christian Solorzano — macro photograph of a dried purple flower with a golden-yellow center
Christian Solorzano — macro photograph of a coral dahlia with curling petals and a green center
Christian Solorzano — ghostly black-and-white motion-blurred portrait of a figure standing in a room
Christian Solorzano — warm-toned abstract photograph of candlelight and hands blurred in motion
Christian Solorzano — moody night photograph of a full moon glowing behind clouds and bare branches
Christian Solorzano — self-portrait reflected in dark water as the photographer crouches with a camera
Christian Solorzano — long-exposure light-trail abstract of golden streaks over a dusk horizon
Christian Solorzano — soft photograph of trees and flowers seen through a rain-covered window
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white photograph of an adult dog and a puppy meeting on a sunlit dirt yard
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a cow walking down a tree-shaded rural road in dappled light
Christian Solorzano — minimal black-and-white abstract of white light-trail streaks on black
Christian Solorzano — minimalist black-and-white photograph of two people in a small boat on a vast calm lake below distant hills
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white photograph of silhouetted passengers gazing out the windows of a boat
Christian Solorzano — painterly motion-blur abstract of tangled reeds in teal and brown
Christian Solorzano — long-exposure abstract of swirling golden and blue light trails at night
Christian Solorzano — macro photograph of a cellar spider in its web in a shadowed corner
Christian Solorzano — dreamy soft-focus macro of a white orchid center flecked with red
Christian Solorzano — warm-toned night photograph of railroad tracks and switch gear under amber light
Christian Solorzano — high-contrast black-and-white photograph of four pale koi swimming in dark water
Christian Solorzano — cool-toned motion-blurred portrait of a person with glasses turning their head
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white photograph of dangling legs in black platform high heels
Christian Solorzano — cool-toned double-exposure of a studded lace-up boot and denim
Christian Solorzano — overhead street photograph of a person with a rainbow-striped umbrella on a wet sidewalk
Christian Solorzano — dreamy hazy photograph of green leaves and blue sky through a screened window
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white photograph of a man under an umbrella waiting on a rainy Chicago L platform
Christian Solorzano — moody photograph of a figure's silhouette through a window screen behind plants
Christian Solorzano — backlit photograph of commuters on the Morgan Street L platform beneath a glass canopy
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a pigeon perched on a leaning panel inside a rustic wooden shed
Christian Solorzano — motion-blur abstract of orange and green light from a storefront at night
Christian Solorzano — motion-blur abstract of a glowing orange sign over a green-yellow wash
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white photograph of a telehandler and scrap in a salvage yard
Christian Solorzano — Chicago street photograph of a black Chevrolet Caprice passing a church and US Bank sign
Christian Solorzano — high-key black-and-white portrait of a young woman resting in tall grass
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a Chicago storefront row with a white cross painted on a boarded window
Christian Solorzano — night photograph of the muddy mud-flaps of a semi-truck beside yellow bollards
Christian Solorzano — moody photograph of a backlit pink lily wilting by a window
Christian Solorzano — dramatic close-up of a pink stargazer lily and its stamens in low light
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white close-up of wilting roses against black
Christian Solorzano — ghostly black-and-white double-exposure of a bald man with glasses during a Zen ceremony
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white photograph through window blinds of a figure at a Zen meditation center
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white street photograph of a Black Lives Matter protest with demonstrators holding signs
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white photograph of protesters and a Black Lives Matter sign reflected in a car window
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white photograph of a masked protester holding an American flag atop a CTA Monroe station sign
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white photograph of a small seated Buddha and bell on a meditation altar
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white street portrait of a man in an American-flag mask holding a small flag on a sidewalk
Christian Solorzano — photograph of frothy green matcha in a blue ceramic bowl on a wooden tea tray
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a vintage green Volvo and a light-blue Volvo P1800 coupe parked together
Christian Solorzano — moody overhead photograph of green tea leaves steeping in a glass teapot
Christian Solorzano — photograph of a woman pressing her face and hands against a rain-streaked window
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white photograph of headless walking figure sculptures in a Chicago park
Christian Solorzano — dark, moody interior photograph of a plastic-wrapped object by a window at night
Christian Solorzano — night street photograph of the Americana Submarine corner store beneath the Chicago L tracks
Christian Solorzano — macro photograph of a rust-orange black-eyed Susan among a bed of yellow blooms
Christian Solorzano — upward photograph of pink petunias against a blue sky with clouds
Christian Solorzano — black-and-white portrait of two Zen priests in robes before Japanese calligraphy
Christian Solorzano — photograph of Zen practitioners examining an object in a sunlit room
Christian Solorzano — backlit portrait of a black-and-white border collie indoors
Christian Solorzano — soft black-and-white abstract of plant shadows cast on a surface
Christian Solorzano — warm-toned motion-blur abstract of figures moving in golden light
Christian Solorzano — quiet photograph of a pond edge with duckweed, still water, and grasses
Christian Solorzano — cool-toned motion-blur abstract of light through a curtained window