SAILING AWAY IN THE DAYDREAMS

Perhaps I couldn’t immerse myself in the deepness of the shallow.
But I could rename the battle.
Flee with the wind’s squeak.
Or maybe… sail away in daydreams…

VALPARAISO

The site of present-day Valparaiso was included in the purchase of land from the Potawatomi people by the U.S. Government in October 1832. Chiqua’s town or Chipuaw was located a mile east of the current Courthouse along the Sauk Trail. Chiqua’s town existed from or before 1830 until after 1832. The location is just north of the railroad crossing on State Route 2 and County Road 400 North.

Each one of Omar’s photographs is a visual
narrative much like
a poem or song.
He also often uses
his silhouette and shadow
to depict moments of loneliness and fate.