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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Bob Chiarito | Special to the Sun-Times

Retired CPD officer turned photographer gets first exhibit at 70

A photo from Peter Bella’s gallery show “Chicago in Black and White” at The Dime. (Courtesy of Peter Bella)

Former Chicago Police Officer Peter Bella patrolled Chicago neighborhoods for almost 30 years, but it wasn’t until retiring and exploring them on foot that he discovered their real beauty.

“I spent years in the front seat of a car driving in square circles around places like Little Village and Pilsen, but you don’t see anything until you get out and walk,” Bella said, adding that every neighborhood is different.

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