DCSPC and Chris Suspect presents Jim Saah's In My Eyes and Matt Cabani's Anthem at Slash Run, 11.10.23

Fugazi - Photo for the cover of Repeater album on Dischord Records ©Jim Saah

Join the DC Street Photography Collective and Chris Suspect in presenting the work of Jim Saah’s In My Eyes - Photographs 1982-1997 and Matt Cabani’s Anthem at Slash Run in Washington, DC, on Friday, November 10 at 9:00 pm.

Jim Saah’s career in photography started when he documented the punk scene in Washington, DC in the early 1980’s. His photographs have been featured on many books and records, including Our Band Could Be Your Life and the cover of Fugazi’s Repeater album.

Cover for In My Eyes Photographs 1982-1997 by Jim Saah

Jim will be presenting In My Eyes - Photographs 1982-1997, a massive hard cover art book of his early music photography featuring hundreds of never before seen photos of Fugazi, Minor Threat, Void, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, Jawbox, Government Issue, The Faith, Iron Cross and more.  

Jim’s work has been featured in the Washington Post and Rolling Stone, and he has been the principle photographer for two feature films, Salad Days: A Decade of Punk In Washington, D.C. and CREEM: America’s Only Rock & Roll Magazine.

Cover for Anthem by Matt Cabani, courtesy of King Koala Press

Jacopo Buranelli from King Koala Press in Milan, Italy, will be presenting Anthem by photographer Matt Cabani and published by King Koala Press. From Milan, Italy, Cabani is the founder of Hellfire Booking Agency. He has shot his way through every corner of the music world over the past three decades. His work can be spotted on album covers, international fanzines, books, music videos, and even hardcore fans’ bedroom walls.

Call for Entries

In celebration of Jim Saah and King Koala’s Anthem by Matt Cabani, we have a call for entries for your best music photography shots. We are looking for anything associated with music, whether it’s the ultimate stage dive image, a candid of audience members, a band setting their drums on fire, or a contemplative portrait of a band or artist. All music forms are welcome.

Please send no more than 5 photos 2000px on the long edge at 72dpi to gratuityincluded1@gmail.com by Midnight EST on November 3rd. Please label your files in this manner. First Name-Last Name_Band/Artist_Name-Date_Shot-Number.jpg.

E.g. Chris-Suspect_Taylor-Swift_021423_1.jpg

About the Event

On Friday, November 10 selected photos will be shown live in front of an audience to a jury of artists and professional photographers. Jury members include Cynthia Connollly (curator, photographer, and one of the authors/publisher of Banned in DC), Lisa Walker (House photographer for Anthem, 9:30 Club and Merriweather Post Pavilion), Jim Saah, and Jacopo Buranelli from King Koala. Each judge will briefly comment on the image and give it a rating from 1-5. The winner, who must be present in person, will receive a copy of In My Eyes - Photographs 1982-1997. Second place will receive Anthem.

Following the photo slam, Jaco from King Koala will give a presentation on Matt Cabani’s Anthem and Jim Saah will discuss In My Eyes - Photographs 1982-1997.

To top off the evening, we will have a special performance from one of DC’s most currently beloved hardcore bands. For now, it’s a secret. The band will be announced the day before the show.

Also, books will be available for purchase from Jim Saah, King Koala Press, Cynthia Connolly, and Chris Suspect.

Schedule

9:00 - 10:00 pm Music Photography Judging

10:10 -10:40 pm Jacopo Buranelli presents Anthem

10:45 - 11:30 pm Jim Saah presents In My Eyes - Photographs 1982-1997

Tickets are $20. All ages. Arrive early as there is limited seating.

Location

Slash Run is located at 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

 

Did you know?

Slash Run has some of the best burgers in DC (including vegan options). It’s true - just ask Washingtonian Magazine. It also has an ample supply of micro brews and top shelf quality booze.

The DC Street Photography Collective Presents Lucian Perkins, July 8, at Slash Run in Washington, DC

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© Lucian Perkins

The DC Street Photography Collective, DCSPC, is proud to return for a night of photography at Slash Run. This event will feature a presentation by Lucian Perkins, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and staff photographer at the Washington Post for more than 20 years. Perkins will discuss how taking Garry Winogrand’s class at the University of Texas changed his perspective about photography and art and how it influenced his career as a photographer. He will present projects he has completed through the years that are most related to street photography and his influence by Winogrand.

In addition, there is an open call to DMV photographers to participate in a live critique with Perkins, members of DCSPC, Larry Cohen from Observe Collective, and special guests (TBA). 

Live Critique: Call for Entry

To participate, submit 3-5 photographs for consideration, 2000 px on the long edge at 72 DPI, to thedcspc@gmail.com. Deadline is Thursday, July 1 at midnight EST. Submission is free.

For those who submit to the critique, we will notify you that we have received your submission. Photographs will be chosen a few days before the event and 10 finalists will be announced at the event. We will award a prize to the person who receives the best critique.

The cost of entry is $15. 

7: 30 PM - Doors open

8:15 PM - Critiques start

9:15 PM - Lucian Perkins’ presentation

About Lucian Perkins

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lucian Perkins is an independent photographer and filmmaker based in Washington, D.C.

Lucian seeks to document human interest stories ranging from daily life and social issues in the United States to conflicts and crises overseas. His approach pairs a deep sympathy for his subjects with an ability to expose their hopes and foibles, and combines formal clarity with, from time to time, an offbeat humor. At the University of Texas at Austin, he studied with acclaimed street photographer Garry Winogrand, who remains an inspiration.

His first full-length documentary, The Messengers, follows two young volunteers who are transformed by the residents of a hospice for homeless HIV/AIDs patients. It premiered at FilmfestDC in April 2017. He also filmed and produced short films on the Syrian refugee crisis, South Sudan, and the obesity and health crisis in America.

As staff photographer at the Washington Post for more than 20 years, Lucian covered major international events such as the fall of the Soviet Union and its aftermath; the wars and refugee crises in the former Yugoslavia, Chechnya, Iraq, and Afghanistan; and major events at home. Lucian received his first Pulitzer Prize for collaboration with Post reporter Leon Dash on a four-year study that examined the effects of poverty on three generations of a Washington, D.C., family through the eyes of the matriarch. His second Pulitzer Prize was for coverage of the Kosovo conflict.

Additional awards include Newspaper Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association and World Press Photo of the Year. Lucian also worked closely with the Post’s online edition to produce many of its first multimedia and interactive projects such as the “Siberia Diary” and “Finland Diary.” Colleagues in Russia were the inspiration to co-found InterFoto, an annual non-profit international photography conference held in Moscow that included a competition as well as exchange programs and workshops. And in 2009 he co-founded Facing Change: Documenting America, a non-profit which is now running a very successful program in Detroit.

Lucian’s recent book, Hard Art, DC 1979, captures the beginning of the Washington, D.C., punk music scene while revealing its reverberating impact today. And, in award-winning Runway Madness, he delivers a ringside tongue-in-cheek look at the New York fashion shows.

Solo and group exhibitions have shown at World Press Photo Foundation, Amsterdam; ART in Embassies Program in Sarajevo, Havana, Tokyo, and Ankara; Newseum in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and New York; Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University; and other venues.

Lucian pursues his love for the still image while on the go filming documentary projects, for which he is in international demand.

Chris Suspect on Garry Winogrand's "Hollywood and Vine"

This year I have the pleasure of speaking at the London Street Photography Festival Aug. 28-30. 

The LSPF team, Mary Timohova and Dmitry Stepanenko, asked me to create a quick video about one of my favorite images. I chose Garry Winogrand's "Hollywood and Vine."

I often use this image in my street photography workshops for an exercise where I ask my students to critique an image using the Feldman system of criticism.

Give it a watch and feel free to leave your own critique in the comments (or a critique of my critique! 😂)

Of course I won't be in London proper (which is a real bummer), but I will be on all of your iThings and internet connected devices. I will know more about when as the dates near.

Street Photo Milano 2019, May 16-19

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Corso Venezia, Milano, Italy | © 2019 Chris Suspect

This May 16-19 I will be in Milan, Italy as a featured presenter during Street Photo Milano. The focus of my lecture will be on several of my black and white projects over the years, including Gratuity Included, Faith and Suspect Device.

Gratuity Included is a 7 plus year project that explores the party lives of millennials around the globe. It’s a raucous look at how young adults socialize in the digital age.

Faith is a year-long deep dive into a group of gay African Americans in Washington DC that have empowered themselves to create their own social and religious community in the face of racial, homophobic and religious discrimination.

And, Suspect Device is my personal four-year-long look into the punk and hardcore music scene in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.

I will be speaking at 5 p.m. of Friday, May 17 at BASE Milano, Via Bergognone 34, 20144 Milano.

Other presenters include Matt Stuart, Jacob Are Sobol, Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Eléonore Simon, Fulvio Bugani, Michael 'Monty' May, and many more.

StreetFoto San Francisco 2019 - Lecture, Judge and More

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The Trump Inauguration, 7th and D Sts., NW, DC | © 2019 Chris Suspect

I am very excited to announce that I will be going to StreetFoto San Francisco this year to present a lecture on my Gratuity Included project. In addition I am also one of the judges for their annual international singles and series competitions and I will be officiating this year’s cage match - a last minute competition where photographers submit images to be judged live on stage in front of an audience.

StreetFoto goes from June 3-9 and will be at the Harvey Milk Photo Center. Other guests include Richard Kalvar, Matt Stuart, Barry Talis, Roza Vulf, Jack Simon and many more. Deadline for the awards competitions is April 28.