The people behind the frames

Creative work is built together.

Meet the caption-confirmed collaborators and creative spaces that helped shape Eric's cinematic portrait archive, then explore the Chicago-area shoots connected to each place.

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Caption-confirmed collaborators

The people in frame

Every name below is supported by Eric's captured captions and links directly to an active Instagram profile. A single featured frame keeps the roster focused while preserving a route into the work.

Source-linked creative spaces

Studios & venues

A compact record of the active places in the archive. Each card shows a small sample of the work instead of repeating every post link, with the full source count kept visible.

studio

Launchpad Studios Chicago

52shoots

Explicitly named as the Chicago studio in 31 captions and included as both an Instagram coauthor and image tag on 52 accessible posts.

Photo by Eric 📸 on July 22, 2026. May be an image of sword, costume, glasses and text.Photo by Eric 📸 on July 21, 2026. May be an image of sword, costume and text.Photo by Eric 📸 on July 20, 2026. May be an image of fire, gas mask, headdress and text.

3 selected from 52 source-linked shoots

studio

FD Photo Studio Chicago

5shoots

Named in five captions and returned as the Instagram geotag for the same five accessible posts.

Photo by Eric 📸 on October 09, 2024.Photo by Eric 📸 on October 07, 2024.Photo by Eric 📸 on October 06, 2024.

3 selected from 5 source-linked shoots

@fdphotostudio_chiSource verified

venue

2d World

3shoots

Named as @2d.restaurant in three captions, returned as the 2d World geotag on all three, and tagged as @the2dworld in two. The historical @2d.restaurant profile is unavailable; @the2dworld is active.

Photo by Eric 📸 on August 29, 2023.Photo by Eric 📸 on August 29, 2023.Photo by Eric 📸 on August 28, 2023.

3 selected from 3 source-linked shoots

@the2dworldSource verified

Chicago-area shoot map

Stories across the city

Hover, focus, or tap a beacon to open its source-backed shoots. Markers orient the Chicago-area view; linked Instagram profiles and geotags remain the authoritative place records.

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