Marie Kanger-Born

Marie Kanger-Born was a member of the early punk scene, 1979 - 1986. She photographed the local shows during 1981 - 1985 and published a fanzine, called Bullshit Detector in the 1982-1983 period. Several of her photographs were published in the book, "Going Underground: American Punk, 1979-1992" by George Hurchalla. One of her Articles of Faith photographs was included in the book, "American Hardcore: A Tribal History" by Steven Blush. Her photos were included in You Weren't There, a documentary about the Chicago punk scene, produced by Regressive Films.

Marie continues to be active in the current Chicago punk scene, photographing the underground punk shows of the day. Her website, Chicago Punk Pix, went up in February, 2003. It currently hosts her collection of pictures from the current era. The site used to host her extensive (and probably unrivalled) collection of memorabilia from the original Chicago punk scene, including many show flyers, photos and zines. She removed this material in January 2009, and also shut down the section of the Chicago Punk Pix forum dedicated to discussing 1980's punk.