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Interview with Chris Suspect

Venice at a Time Like No Other

George Stastny on Street Photography

A Handful of Hands

Improve your Street Photos with Simple Routines

Street Shooters of August 2020

Interview with Chris Suspect

This month, Bob sat down with Chris Suspect who was kind enough to share some of the highlights from his now 10-year journey as a street photographer. Chris started out like most of us, practicing with a new camera on the street, not really knowing he was making genre-specific images. In fact, it wasn’t until friends told him, “Hey, your street photography is pretty good,” that he realized street photography existed. But once the realization struck, Chris became curious. Although Chris had been doing a study of sorts in street photography/documentary images for several years already, putting together images for flyers for his punk rock band – he now began to really study street photography in depth. And as he looked at more and more work by the “greats” he asked  himself this important question: What makes these images good?  What he found is that compelling images go beyond what is in the frame. Chris says, “One of the real keys is to bring your own style, your own voice to it that makes it yours. And you can do that by learning the language, by studying the work of others.” That’s just one of the many gems Chris Suspect offered up during his conversation with Bob. They also talked about specific photo projects, how to gain recognition as a street photographer, the value of hard work and persistence, and the publishing process for photo books. Hear all about it by clicking the audio player below:

https://spm-media.s3.amazonaws.com/spm-95-chris-suspect-featured-photographer-august-2020-final.mp3

Chris’ Links

  • “Old Customs” – New photo book
  • Trump’s Ex Lawyer Ty Cobb Caught Enjoying Punk Rock – Stephen Colbert segment
  • Trump’s Ex Lawyer Ty Cobb Caught Enjoying Punk Rock – Washington Post article

Other Links from this Interview

  • Hardcore Street Photography (HCSP) – Flickr Group
  • SNFU – And No One Else Wanted to Play
  • Core Curriculum by Tod Papageorge
  • Exposed DC
  • Focus on the Story

A Selection of Chris’ Photos

Chris Suspect

Chris Suspect was born in the Philippines in 1968. He is a street and documentary photographer hailing from the Washington, DC area. He specializes in capturing absurd and profound moments in the quotidian. His street photography work has been recognized internationally and has been exhibited in Miami, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Romania, Georgia, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. (Portrait photo by Charles Steck)

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Articles
August 2020

Interview with Chris Suspect

Meet Chris Suspect and find out why truly compelling images go beyond the frame.

Venice at a Time Like No Other

Covid-19 has stabbed Venice to her heart. See what the wounded city looks like through the eyes of Carla Fiorina.

George Stastny on Street Photography

Meet George, a street photographer who discovered a passion for street photography while connecting with his Brazilian roots.

A Handful of Hands

Gourab Guha explores hands - a small, but powerful part of the body that can express feelings, emotions, thoughts, messages and so much more.

Improve your Street Photos with Simple Routines

Be prepared to get the best shot from the start by learning from my mistakes.

Street Shooters of August 2020

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