Since 2008, photo crew GlitterGuts have been key documenters of Chicago’s nightlife scene. They’ve brought their cameras to Zine Fest, Girls Rock! Chicago events, nearly all of Beauty Bar’s happenings, and practically every show by turbocharged cabaret collective the Fly Honeys—if a GlitterGuts photographer had a booth set up, you knew you were at a great party. The pandemic’s destruction of nightlife has of course hurt GlitterGuts too—for the past 11 months, they’ve relied on portraits and the occasional outdoor event. Last month, founders Sarah Joyce and Eric Strom launched a Patreon to help sustain the company and perhaps fund more of their nontraditional creative work. Subscribers can receive Strom’s detailed, funny Chicago party histories and high-res photos from the GlitterGuts archives. “It gives us a space to experiment with some writing and see where that goes,” Joyce says. “Maybe sharing work in progress, or just different projects. Patreon is hopefully a space to do that.”
- The video for “Boys Like You,” directed by Hawk Eye Filmed It
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