LOCAL IS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS ✨

Thank you to everyone who joined us at SEE YOU SOON to be in conversation with Clayton Hauck about why LOCAL matters.

Clayton Hauck is a Chicago-based photographer and creative entrepreneur who runs See You Soon, an event and photography space that has become a hub for the local creative community. But this space — and everything Clayton builds — is rooted in a deeply held philosophy: celebrating the everyday people and stories that make up our local communities.

Every project Clayton runs — See You Soon, Keep it 100, Realm Books — is rooted in authentic connection and creative discovery, tethered to a single belief: LOCAL is where the magic happens.

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See You Soon isn't just a studio. It's a living, breathing extension of Clayton's creative philosophy. It hosts screenings, Q&As, photo sessions, and community events. It's a place where creative ideas come to life, where people gather, and where the line between audience and participant blurs. What started as a personal creative sanctuary has evolved into something far bigger: a gathering place for Chicago's creative community, and a launchpad for multiple interconnected projects that all circle back to one core belief: LOCAL matters.