Day of the Dead Photography Exhibition in Oaxaca at Central del Arte / October 31, 2022 by Chris Suspect

Les esperamos este jueves 3 de noviembre en el Central del Arte ubicado en Murguía 102, Ruta Independencia, Centro Oaxaca. de 7.00 PM a 8.30 PM para la exposición fotográfica con el trabajo producido por mis alumnos durante el taller de este año enfocado en el dia de muertos en Oaxaca. La entrada al evento es gratis y se expondrá fotografía y video, también habra tragos coquetos y estará Sonido San Francisco como nuestro DJ set.

Chris Suspect es un fotógrafo callejero y documental de Washington, DC. Se especializa en capturar momentos absurdos y profundos de la vida cotidiana. Su trabajo de fotografía callejera ha sido reconocido internacionalmente, y se ha exhibido en Miami, Bélgica, Alemania, Italia, Rumania, Georgia, Emiratos Árabes Unidos y Reino Unido.

Join us on Thursday, Nov 3 at Central del Arte, Murguía 102, Ruta Independencia, Centro, in Oaxaca City, Mexico, from 7 -8:30 p.m. for a photography exhibition featuring the work produced by my students during this year's Day of the Dead workshop in Oaxaca. It’s free and there will be photography, a video projection, drinks, and a DJ set by Sonido San Francisco.

Chris Suspect is a street and documentary photographer from Washington, DC. He specializes in capturing absurd and profound moments of everyday life. His street photography work has been recognized internationally, and has been exhibited in Miami, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Romania, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Visions of the Future NFT with Saatchi Art / September 14, 2022 by Chris Suspect

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m part of Visions of the Future, a jury-curated NFT photography auction and exhibition by Saatchi Art NFTs. It opens September 22 online and in person at The Other Art Fair in Los Angeles, Ca.

The concept is to offer a one-of-a-kind—physical and digital—art experience. Each auction winner will receive a framed limited-edition print in addition to ownership of the photography NFT. Two other editions of the print may be redeemed through January 2023 by any subsequent holders of tokens bought on the secondary market.

From over 700 submissions, Saatchi Art's panel of expert jurors selected new works by 50+ fine art photographers from over 20 countries worldwide. Reimaging a future beyond traditional artistic boundaries, the collection of art explores what the future could look like through both utopian and dystopian lenses.

My work/NFT entitled Espadín is a photograph taken in an agave field in Oaxaca, Mexico. It considers the role of climate change, climate change anxiety, our place on Earth, and our responsibilities to our planet in crisis.

While there are at least 30 different types of agaves that can make mezcal, the smokey spirit similar in nature to tequila, Espadín is the only variety that can be cultivated reliably for mass production. In the past 20 years, Oaxaca has become well known internationally for its famed liquor and as a result much of the agricultural land has been bought up and converted for mezcal production by foreigners interested in capitalizing on its potential.

This photograph is part of a larger series entitled "I'll be Your Mirror" that considers the role of humanity's future in environments that have been impacted by human intervention.

Join me on Twitter September 15 at 2pm EST/11 am PST to meet some of the participating artists and learn more about the project.

Crystal City Fotowalk, Spring 2019 / March 25, 2019 by Chris Suspect

I am excited to have three images in Exposed DC’s new exhibit in the Crystal City Underground in Washington, D.C. For those not in the DC area, Crystal City is an neighborhood in the southeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, south of downtown Washington, D.C. Due to its extensive integration of office buildings and residential high-rise buildings, the area uses underground corridors to travel between stores, offices, and residences without going above ground. It’s kind of like Toronto in a way.

Exposed DC takes advantage of many of the long stretches of corridors to hang photographs. They have done several exhibits there over the years and they are pretty mammoth shows. The show this spring features 62 photographers with probably over 100 images printed very large, 3 X 5 feet usually. It’s pretty awesome as there is massive amounts of foot traffic through this area due to all the businesses and the metro system.

This upcoming Spring exhibit is about color, how it is seen, captured, and used through photography.

Feel free to attend the opening reception at Gallery Underground on April 5 from 5-7 p.m. as part of Crystal City's First Fridays.

The Spring 2019 exhibit will be installed on March 31.

First Prize for Eyewitness in Brussels / February 22, 2019 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.

From the Streets of Washington - Panel Discussion at Gallery O on H / January 27, 2019 by Chris Suspect

Audience at Gallery O on H, January 26, 2019 | © 2019 Chris Suspect

Yesterday I had the great honor of being on a panel discussion entitled “From the Streets of Washington” at Gallery O on H in Washington, DC, that was in conjunction with artist Michael Horsley’s exhibit "House of Champions" that depicts Horsley's vintage images of Washington DC primarily taken during the 1980s.

The panel was moderated Michael Horsley and consisted of me, Cynthia Connolly and Carolyn Toye. We talked about many things, including gentrification, the DC punk scene, the photographic process, how to get your work out there, Carolyn Toye’s new book The DC I See: Art of a Vanishing City, and much more. As you can see from the image above it was a packed house.

I was able to record the discussion and you can listen to it below. It is quite long (1 hour and 50 min) so I recommend using the download link to put it on your mobile device and listen at your leisure.