The Blues is a Feeling
Some people like to chase the blues away. But for more than a decade, photographer James Fraher has been chasing after the
blues.
When not working at his studio in Grayslake, this Chicago native roams the blues clubs with camera in hand, capturing the
human essence of that mysterious music which delights listeners by recounting all of life's pains.
Fraher compiled some of his photographs in "The Blues is a Feeling," a collection of 100 portraits of blues players that was published
in 1998. Photos of famous bluesmen like Buddy Guy and RL Burnside are interspersed with images of unknown greats who have
been hammering away at their axes for years.
Through his photographs, Fraher captures that feeling that words can't describe and which a picture's thousand words only
begin to convey. All photos by James Fraher, used with permission.
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