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Chicago Board of Trade Building | 1930
The CBOT was established in 1848 and is the world's oldest futures and options exchange. Chicago has been the epicenter of grain trading and distribution since the 1840s. In 1930, the mecca for agricultural trading opened at the tip of LaSalle Street in what became known as the Commercial Canyon in the heart of Chicago's Financial District. Designed by famed architectural firm Holabird & Root, this dazzling Art Deco spectacle of Indiana Limestone and clever sculptures soars 45 stories into the Chicago skyline, claiming it's mark as the royalty of all the bank structures that line LaSalle Street.
Ashland grew up in Southeast Virginia surrounded by lush rural landscapes, great protected swamp lands, national & state parks, the Chesapeake Bay, the Eastern Shore, the breathtaking Skyline Drive & Blue Ridge Mountains, and the inlets & oceans of Virginia & North Carolina.
It was this constant variation in natural beauty that first drew his eye to the camera; that, and the constant joy of capturing life's candid moments on film. Although no particular subject is banned from the lens of Ashland's camera, it is landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, and nature that truly captures his heart.
"There's always more to see, more to learn, more to be wowed about-I just hope you enjoy what I see in the world."
A constant staple on the likes of Instagram, Flickr, and Facebook, Ashland currently resides in Chicago, Illinois, and looks forward to many more years of development, collaboration, creativity, world travel, and art.
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