A black and white photograph captures a sweeping view of Chicago's downtown skyline and the Chicago River, framed from a bridge railing in the foreground. Architectural details of skyscrapers and historic buildings fade into atmospheric perspective, while the river's calm waters and the bridge's geometric ironwork anchor the composition in cool, monochromatic tones. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.