Steve Matteo Photography


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Candid, original wedding photography and portraiture that captures the emotions of your distinctive story. Let Steve Matteo Photography make your wedding memories come to life.



As a wedding photographer, I'm strictly an observer but I also bring years of experience attending weddings to the table. I bring that insight to your ceremony and reception, and if you need support or a calming presence, I'm prepared to help you cope with the situations that will ultimately make your wedding unique. When you work with me, everything I shoot for you – whether I'm documenting your ceremony and reception or creating a portrait in which your personality shines through – I'm also shooting for myself as a photographer. And my standards of quality are exceedingly high. I bring my unique style of photojournalism to your wedding or portrait session, and together we can create beautiful images using natural light, creative settings, and non-traditional techniques. New environments and circumstances are invigorating, and I consider it part of my job to make the most of challenging situation so I can make your memories come to life.
Please visit stevematteophotography.com, call 312-719-3939 or contact me here!. I'd love to help make your wedding day a great success.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Rec's Hardware Store Chicago

Bob Rec's (right) Hardware store on 55th St. in Gage Park.

Anyone who lived in the Gage Park neighborhood undoubtedly went to Rec's Hardware store on 55th street. I bought tire (monkey) patches for my bike on a monthly basis and took the house screens there to be replaced after throwing a ball or two through them. If you needed your hedge trimmers sharpened, a screw, nut or bolt of any size, you'd find it there.
When I visited the store again in 2000 as a photojournalist, Bob was still there with his partner helping out. He was losing his vision but still knew where everything in the store was.
I don't have too much information to share but I know he opened his hardware store shortly before or after WWII. He also served in WWII where he spent time in a German POW camp but escaped back to the allied lines. If you have more information or memories to share, please do so. When I'm not covering editorial assignments, you can find me working as a wedding photographer.

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