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The word "vicambulist" is found in the Oxford English Dictionary, a 21,730 page and 20 volume behemoth of our language that was recently read & written about in Ammon Shea's book, "Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages"

In it, the origin of the word vicambulist is described:

A vicus is simply a street in a town, whereas a vicarius (lying behind the word vicar) is a substitute. In fact, a vicus is a village, or group of dwellings. It is the smallest unit of ancient Roman municipal administration. From Stubb's 1874 Constitutional History of England: "The unit of the constitutional machinery [in Anglo-Saxon England] was the township, the villata, or vicus." So, a person who is a vicambulist "walks around" the town.

Chicago is such an easy playground for photos--- I want to start challenging myself to take more impromptu pics, street shots and better night shots. and vicambulism is my method of shooting.

I grew up in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, and I'll call that "home" for the rest of my life--- but Chicago is a great place I'm loving to explore.

I'm always up for advice on shooting better, composing better, and generally getting better--- so tell me what you think!