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Credentials: Fashion photographer and film director Billy Rood is the creative director at FIFTY8 Magazine. He is a contributor to models.com and has shot and directed for Burberry, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nike, and more. Behind the story: "I'm a filmmaker at heart, so it was an honor working and meeting with some of Chicago's finest ['Chicago's Movie Men,' page 108]." Favorite spot in Chicago: "There's nothing like walking around downtown Chicago in the middle of a summer night." His inspiration: "Stories of everyday people who want more and who overcome great odds to accomplish their dreams." Credentials: Novid Parsi was a theater writer and senior editor at Time Out Chicago for more than eight years, and he has contributed to Chicago magazine, the Chicago Tribune, and Crain's Chicago Business. Behind the story: "Several of the Chicago filmmakers ['Chicago's Movie Men,' page 108] I interviewed support themselves, at least in part, by teaching. Apparently, those who can do, teach too." Favorite spot in Chicago: "Andersonville. My husband and I love its distinctive balance of small-town charm and big-city vibrancy." His inspiration: "As a journalist, you really come to appreciate the truism that everyone has a story worth telling." Credentials: Designer Steven Stolman is the author of Scalamandre: Haute Décor and the upcoming Confessions of a Serial Entertainer. He previously owned and operated a small chain of resortwear boutiques and served as president of the renowned textile house Scalamandre. Behind the story: "What was interesting about this piece ['Preppy Chicago? You Betcha, Biff,' page 116] was finding out how reluctant Chicagoans are to talk about themselves. I found it charming, compared to the torrent of self-promotion I have found with, ahem, others." Favorite spot in Chicago: "I too have drunk the RL Kool-Aid. It is my hands-down favorite restaurant." BILLY ROOD photographer NOVID PARSI writer STEVEN STOLMAN writer Discover your Spex appeal 21 CHICAGOLAND NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS FOR BRANDS, LOCATIONS & EVENTS: spexoptical.com VOTED ÔBEST EYEWEAR 2014Õ - CHICAGO READER poll GLASSES • CONTACTS • EYE EXAMS • SUNGLASSES '5505'