TCF Ep. 516 - Chris Suspect

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Cameras, Art, Photoshop, Visual Arts, Career, Interviews, Photographers, Arts, Photography, Photo, Digital

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

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. His documentary work on the underground music scene in Washington, D.C., was published as a book, Suspect Device, by Empty Stretch in 2014 and was a featured exhibit at the Kolga Tblisi Photo Festival 2015 in Tblisi, Georgia. His latest book is Leather Boys. Photographer Links: Chris Suspect Leather Boyz Instagram Facebook Chris Gatewood Photo Contest Your World Right Now: Light, Shapes and Moments Education Resources: Tokyo: Exploration of the Metropolis 2.0 Momenta Photographic Workshops https://momentaworkshops.com/workshops/ Candid Frame Resources Making Photographs: Developing a Personal Visual Workflow Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

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0:00.0	One of the allures of photography, at least for me, is the doors it can open.
0:13.2	Being a photographer has provided me access to people and communities that I might never have considered otherwise.
0:21.8	The combination of a camera and my curiosity has gifted me with meeting fascinating people
0:28.3	and entering their worlds.
0:30.6	And many times, those encounters have been as special to me as the photographs I created.
0:41.3	Chris Suspect's photography is all about that. His explorations of subcultures in the areas of music and sexuality
0:45.3	have resulted in images that are raw and intimate.
0:49.3	His latest book, Leather Boys,
0:51.3	gathers images of a segment of the gay community in and around the
0:55.2	D.C. area. The story of how he gained access, and his process over the years provide some
1:01.0	valuable information for anyone taking on a long-term personal project, regardless of the
1:06.8	world they are hoping to explore. This is Ibarati and X, and welcome back to The Candid Frame.
1:19.8	Hey, man, it was good to see you.
1:21.6	It's been a long time.
1:23.4	Yeah, it has.
1:24.2	I'm trying to think, I guess the last time I saw you was this past summer at
1:29.0	Focus on the Story. Right. I'm looking forward to talking to you. We met a couple of years back,
1:34.0	and you're always been on my radar, but it's just like, as with so many people who I put down
1:38.7	on my list, it sometimes take years before I finally get them on the show. But I'm glad
1:43.9	we're finally having a chance to sit down and chat.
1:46.5	I do want to remind you, though, I've been on Candid Frame before.
1:50.2	Are you?
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