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I shoot my Light Painting Photographs at night using long exposures & battery-powered colored lights.

05/26/2026

OPEN STUDIO EVENT!
This Saturday

I’ll be showing a selection of photographs, including from the Alleys & Ruins and Light Paintings, with special open studio pricing at up to 75% below gallery prices.

It’s a rare chance to see my studio and other artist studios, view prints in person, and explore one of Chicago’s largest working artist communities.

Studio 1N5
319 N. Albany Ave
Chicago, IL

Saturday, May 30
11am–4pm

The event spans three nearby buildings and features over 45 artists working in photography, painting, ceramics, woodworking, textiles, screen printing, illustration and more.

Free admission - Free street parking - Family friendly

More info:
https://www.garfieldparkartistcollective.com/open-studios

05/06/2026

Creative Boom just published a deep dive into Alleys & Ruins - the process, the ridiculous danger, and the 25 years of shooting in places most people avoid.
They also got into the part of the story I hid for most of my life.
“Xavier Nuez created something extraordinary ... the light isn't just compositional; it's redemptive" -Creative Bloom
Creative Boom
https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/xavier-nuezs-photos-of-american-ruins-highlight-an-underused-photographic-trick/

05/01/2026

This is my first published essay from the book project.
For 25 years, I went into dark alleys and abandoned buildings at night with a camera, but no one knew why I was really out there.
This is part of the larger story behind my upcoming book Alleys & Ruins.
Read the full story here:
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/the-only-place-i-felt-safe-was-in-dangerous-alleys-kpkn/

03/29/2026

The book I've been working on for over a decade is finally finished!
I went out 1,200 times over 25 years, into dark alleys and abandoned ruins in the middle of the night with a 50 year old camera. What made me keep going back, despite the danger and all the close calls?
When you read this book, you will learn things about me I had planned to take to my grave.
Alleys & Ruins is 25 years of work distilled into 300 pages.
Part memoir, part fine art, part adventure story.
"You will never see a dark alley the same way again" - PBS
"A redemption story that's more honest and vulnerable than any I've read before." - Bryan Nyary, PhD
The digital book is available now for $10 - the fully designed book, all 247 photographs, all the stories, the complete memoir.
The limited edition print book arrives September 2026.
The digital edition is now available:
👉 nuez.com/book

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Chicago, IL
60612

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