I am a month late but I finally got that elusive Easter-themed street photograph! Taken in Columbia Heights, DC on 14th Street, NW.
Zeitgeist Award Winner for Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards 2022 /
Darkest Hour at 20th Anniversary Show at DC Brau in Washington, DC | © 2022 Chris Suspect
I am pleased to report that I just returned from London where I won the Zeitgeist Award from the famous Abbey Road Studios this past Saturday for the best photograph that represents music in 2021!
A big thanks goes to Abbey Road Studios for hosting what has been a long overlooked genre of photography. I have been to many photography festivals around the world, but Abbey Road Studios is the first to my knowledge to dedicate an entire event around music photography. It was so cool to meet all the other music photographers there.
The image above is the winning photo and it features the DC metal band Darkest Hour playing their 20th anniversary show at DC Brau.
It was an amazing whirlwind of a trip and I never imagined I would ever get to party like a rock star at Abbey Road Studios!
PhotoWorks 2022 Annual Fundraiser, Thursday, May 19, 2022 /
I have donated two framed color prints from my recent solo exhibit in Hamburg, Germany, to PhotoWorks in Glen Echo, Maryland, for their annual fundraiser in support of their educational efforts, gallery, and community programs. This event occurs on Thursday, May 19th, from 7-10pm in Glen Echo Park. The evening's festivities will include a photo raffle, silent auction, live music by fellow photographer Robb Hill, a portrait station, carousel rides, and food, beer and wine. You can learn more at https://www.glenechophotoworks.org/fundraiser-2022.
Shawnis and the Shimmers in RVA Mag /
Shawnis and the Shimmers at Slash Run © 2022 Chris Suspect
My photo above of the Richmond, Va., garage/punk/glam band Shawnis and the Shimmers is featured in an RVA Mag article, “The Muddy Divas of Richmond Glitter-Punk,” about their new record “Wasteland.”
I took this shot at Slash Run in DC about two weeks ago.
Chris Suspect on Sur les Murs TV5Monde this Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 /
This Sunday I will be featured on Episode 17 of "Sur Les Murs", a French TV documentary program on urban culture hosted by the famous "rule-breaker" and French artist Richard Orlinski. Orlinski's production crew interviewed and followed me around Miami Beach for a full day shooting street photography this past December during Art Basel Week.
The episode will air on French TV5Monde in many countries around the world at 10:30 am ET (GMT+1 in France). In order to watch you will need to use a VPN and set your country/server for the United Kingdom. Then go to europe.tv5monde.com.
The program will be in French but it has English subtitle options, among many others.