Video: Chicago Looks Beautiful At Night In New Time-Lapse Video

By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on Oct 8, 2013 3:54PM

Image credit: Max Wilson

Have we mentioned before what huge fans we are of time-lapse photography here at Chicagoist? Here's another example of why.

Max Wilson shot over 200,000 photos over a two-year period to create the six-minute "Windy City Nights." That's over eight terabytes of data. Wilson meticulously scouted the locations for the video and, as you can see, thought about what and how he wanted to shoot in detail. Some of the settings here are among the most inventive locations we've seen in a Chicago-themed time-lapse video.

"There is something about the lights at night and the passage of time that is really captivating and what better place to capture this than the City of Chicago," Wilson writes. "Chicago is a really unique city, it has great architecture, the Chicago River and is surrounded by Lake Michigan. There is so much happening all the time and the lights at night here are truly amazing."

Amen.