Anthony Vizzari still sees dead people — just not as often. We wrote about Vizzari and his wife, Andrea, who collect photographs of the deceased, and founded the Museum of Mourning Photography & Memorial Practice (i.e. portraits of the dead and funeral ephemera) in their Logan Square apartment.
Mourning photography was a well-established memorial custom in the 19th Century in which formal death portraits of family members were taken and preserved.
For a few months, the museum found a home in Ukrainian Village. The arrangement only lasted from May to September, however. After briefly trying to find another space, Vizzari — an architect and photographer by training — and his wife absorbed the collection into their new Oak Park home.
But lately, the Vizzaris have been more occupied with photos of the living. They have started a business, 312photobooth, in which they’re building, designing and refurbishing vintage photo booths. They rent out the booths for weddings and corporate events.