In the dry heat of southern Arizona during his final year at University, Ryan started a long term project photographing people at bus stops, then displaying them at different stops in the Tucson area creating a temporary gallery out of temporary spaces. Since then, he’s been terrified (and addicted) to creating unposed candid photographs of people. He currently does the bulk of his street photography in DC & NYC and shoots whenever he’s not photographing to survive; everything from weddings and corporate portraits, to TV series and IMAX documentary films—many of which are available to view on Netflix, as well as in person at the Smithsonian Institutes in Washington DC and the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, VA

instagram: @ryanmadisonnn

main website: RYAN MADISON PHOTOGRAPHY

Kanayo Adibe is a Washington DC area photographer. His approach to photography is artistic, photojournalistic and arguably cinematic. With every shot he takes he's constantly thinking of new ways to creatively tell stories using unconventional techniques and interesting angles, while creating that captivating feeling of presence when viewing his photos.

The photographs he makes are very environmental in the sense that he incorporates the natural lines, textures, patterns and light in the environment to help shape his compositions. Beyond his commissioned work (weddings, portraiture and events), he is a published street photographer with work featured in publications like the Baltimore Sun and The Bureau of Arts and Culture and on exhibit in several DC galleries.

Sofia Sebastian was born and raised in Madrid but currently lives in Washington DC. She is fascinated by the business of everyday life in large urban environments. She enjoys playing with light and shadows to accentuate the personal, and to emphasize the drama in the context of so much energy and movement.

Ashley Tillery is a self-taught photographer based in Arlington VA. Prior to moving to Virginia, Ashley worked as a folklorist and exhibition designer in rural Alabama. The experiences gleaned from her time in Alabama laid the foundation for her ongoing commitment to photographing communities of color in all their splendor, hardship and transcendence.

Tom first studied photography with the Photo League’s Jerry Libeling and “seeing” artist Elaine Mayes while at Hampshire College. His work has been featured in national and local publications such as the Washington Post and City Paper along with solo and group exhibits in the U.S. and abroad.

Chris Suspect 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. This same project was also featured in the Leica Galerie at Photokina 2014 in Koln, Germany. The work is currently held in the Leica Galerie Archives.

Website
chrissuspect.com

Instagram
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Books

Old Customs (1st Edition), 80 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in, soft cover, translucent jacket with gold text, hand numbered in edition of 150, published by chrissuspect.com (2020)

Leather Boyz (1st Edition), 80 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in, soft cover, blue film jacket, 3 gatefold spreads, and numbered in edition of 150, published by chrissuspect.com (2020)

Gratuity Included (2nd Edition), 70 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in, soft cover, published by chrissuspect.com (2020)

Suspect Device (1st Edition), 68 pages, 8.5 x 11 in, soft cover, hand numbered in edition of 100, forward by Alec MacKaye, published by Empty Stretch (2014) - Sold Out.

Marci has had a love for street photography since she was a child, long before she knew it had a name. Not until 2017 did she take up the challenge of photographing in the streets herself. She is drawn to ordinary people doing ordinary things. To her, it’s all extra-ordinary—emotion, gesture, connection, and humor. She believes that we humans are much more alike than we are different, and hopes her photos remind people of that. She has curated on Facebook and Instagram, and her work has been exhibited in DC, New York, Miami, San Francisco, Paris, Trieste, and Sydney.

www.marcislindsay.com

Mukul Ranjan trained as a scientist and photographs in his spare time. He calls Washington, DC home now, but grew up in India, where he acquired a taste for photography during his college years. He started out using film with Praktica and Agfa cameras but now favors Nikon digital. His photos feature people and street action which express the imperfect beauty of everyday life, capturing fleeting moments and moods. A self-taught photographer, he is fascinated by the world around him and strives to share its beauty with others. His work combines the curiosity, creativity and discipline of science with an aesthetic sensibility.

Tom Woodruff is a documentary and street photographer based in Washington, D.C. He’s is a graduate of Ohio University's school of Visual Communication with a Master's degree in photojournalism. Tom’s current work is a meditation on his hometown D.C. and tension between the community and the political arena.

Andrew Glickman is one of the two newest DCSPC members having joined the collective in January 2024. Andrew has been passionate about photography, and street photography in particular, for decades. In the 1990s, while visiting Chicago, he had a chance encounter with the exhibition “Bystander: A History of Street Photography.” A workshop with Joel Meyerowitz subsequently helped him begin a way of seeing and appreciation for beauty in the ordinary that changed his life. In addition to working subsequently for Meyerowitz as a workshop assistant, Andrew has been passionate about documentary and social landscape photography. He has also studied with photographers Mary Ellen Mark, Sam Abell, and Len Jenshel. 

Earlier this year, Andrew received the Brussels Prize from the Brussels Photography Street Festival (BSPF) and his work has been included among the finalists at BSPF, the Italian Street Photography Festival (ISPF), and the Dublin Street Photography Festival (DSPF).  He also had work exhibited in Bristol, England by the British Photography Society and his work will be exhibited in Queretaro, Mexico at Heterchromia, MXSPF, an exhibition that is part of the 2024 Mexican Street Photo Festival.  

Andrew's photographs are in a number of public collections including The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The New Mexico Museum of Art, and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection. His work has been curated into public art projects including Atlanta Celebrates Photography - Paper Placemats, and the Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority's Artworks Lightbox exhibition series. His photographs have been published in a number of books, including Street Photography Now (Thames & Hudson), and various magazines, journals and newspapers, including Leica World magazine, Photonews (Berlin), and KATALOG (Journal of Photography and Video).  

More information is available at https://linktr.ee/andrewglickman and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/andrew.glickman/

The DC SPC is always on the lookout for new members especially as we continue to grow. Membership is achieved through a nomination process, as well as a portfolio review. Current members will nominate and vote on DMV photographers based on much more than their work itself. We'll also look at things such as who you are as a person, your willingness to grow and contribute to the DC SPC community, and more.

The best way to get noticed is to participate in our meet-ups and events, which include everything from photo walks, guests artists and photos slams with open/limited attendant critique sessions, outdoor slideshow dance parties, and the "Sunday Feature" through our blog. The Sunday Feature is where we feature one photographer on our feed (each Sunday) as well as posts on our story of that person's images throughout the week.

Other than that, keep producing and pushing your street photography to the best of your abilities and tag us using the #dc_spc hashtag so we can see your work!