Candy Snatchers and The Nuclears at Slash Run /  by Chris Suspect

I remember playing with the Candy Snatchers back in 1994 with the legendary UK Subs in Richmond, Va., and a full on brawl broke out between our bands (I was in The Suspects). The show almost got shut down. Today me and Larry from the Candy Snatchers are friends. He works at Slash Run in Petworth, DC, and I while I visit infrequently, we always hit it off and have great time.

So, Candy Snatchers did a reunion show, 25 plus years later and I went to Slash Run to photograph it. They played with The Nuclears from Brooklyn (by way of DC), one of my favorite current bands on the garage rock and roll circuit. Honestly, I was skeptical of the Candy Snatchers reunion, but I knew The Nuclears would bring it. Not only did The Nuclears put on an incredible set, the Candy Snatchers stole the show. Everyone was wasted and I hoped my photos would document a night I could barely recall. Unfortunately, in the chaos of that show, between the spilt beers and mosh pit, I accidentally deleted all of my photos. I have no idea how this happened, but it did.

I was crushed. I thought I just not only witnessed one of the best punk rock and roll shows DC has seen in ages, but that all the photographic proof was for naught.

I have heard stories of software that could recover deleted files so I saved my blank SD card and decided to research it. It took awhile, but I finally settled on one to give it a try. Like magic, many of the photos came back from the dead. While not all of them got recovered, I definitely got more than several I am happy with.

The perils of hardcore photography.

The Nature of the Street and Simulated Wilds /  by Chris Suspect

Jardins de l'Abbaye de la Cambre, Brussels, Belgium | © Chris Suspect & Julie Hrudova, 2019

This is a recent photograph I took in collaboration with Julie Hrudova in Brussels, Belgium. We set this up for fun but it came out quite nice. While not candid street photography, it does fit the theme of a recent contest announcement from the EarthShot Organization and they have been using it in some of their social promotions.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS -THE NATURE OF THE STREET AND SIMULATED WILDS (SUBMISSIONS DUE
MARCH 15)

Most of us live in cities and urban spaces and urbanization is increasing – we often experience
nature primarily through simulated representations of the wild.

The Planning and Conservation League of California seeks photographs illustrating this call.

Submit via Instagram and hashtag #earthshot1

Judge: David Carol

Winning entrants will be contacted for a high-resolution image for display at the Harvey Milk
Photo Center (San Francisco, CA) from March to April 2020 (photographers retain all rights).

Follow the project online (additional calls will be released on environmental topics in 2019):

First Prize for Eyewitness in Brussels /  by Chris Suspect

Impasse de la Fidélité, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium | October 31, 2016

Honored and humbled to have taken first place in the Brussels Street Photography Festival’s Eyewitness in Brussels contest in collaboration with the Jewish Museum of Belgium. 

This photograph was taken on Halloween night in 2016 during the first edition of the Brussels Street Photography Festival.

It was also great to be in Brussels to accept the award in person. Many thanks to the BSPF crew and the Jewish Museum of Belgium for putting on a fantastic opening. The images from the contest will be up for the next 3 months.