{"id":16925,"date":"2015-07-11T07:48:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-11T12:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=16925"},"modified":"2015-07-11T07:48:38","modified_gmt":"2015-07-11T12:48:38","slug":"quadriplegic-mike-becker-photographs-his-way-through-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/quadriplegic-mike-becker-photographs-his-way-through-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Quadriplegic Mike Becker photographs his way through Chicago (AUDIO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Ellen Kobe<\/p>\n<p>Several years ago, Catholic Charities Chicago gave disposable cameras to many of their homeless and at-risk-of-homelessness dinner guests, encouraging them to take photos of the city from their perspectives. One of the participants was Mike Becker, who is a quadriplegic. The experience taught Mike a hobby he now loves and empowered him to explore Chicago \u2014 even when it\u2019s hard.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/211075856&#8243; params=&#8221;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;450&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n<p>Catholic Charities\u00a0held\u00a0its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholiccharities.net\/tabid\/55\/ctl\/detail\/mid\/2525\/itemid\/847\/13th-annual-after-supper-visions-exhibit-features-photography-from-catholic-charities-supper-guests.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">13th annual After Supper Visions photo exhibit<\/a>\u00a0in June.\u00a0Photographs by\u00a0the exhibit&#8217;s 64 artists, including Becker, are\u00a0available for purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/xa3NLAgUmh\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top:\u00a0Mike Becker, a quadriplegic man who takes pictures all over Chicago, became interested in his hobby through a photography program offered by Catholic Charities. 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