
I have been shooting seriously since early 2000 & specialize in the documentation of nightlife, the performing arts, street life, & the urban landscape using available light.
You usually won't find captions on my photos because they are mainly for display on my photoblog (click on the "My Life As A Contact Sheet" link below). My stream is minimally edited, so the collections & sets are mostly just chronological (by month & week, respectively). The best way to navigate it is to visit my non-chronological collections, search my tags, or go to the "Archives" link & browse by date.
If you're not a camera nerd like me, you can skip over this paragraph: I shoot mostly black & white 35mm (yes, kids, I still use "film"), but also dabble in color, medium format, & 1/2-frame 35mm, so my primary digital "cameras" are a Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Pro & a Nikon Super Coolscan 5000. I have a couple digital bodies, but use them mostly for assignment & high ISO color work. I like to use & collect old & old-fashioned rangefinders (& the occasional vintage SLR & TLR), so most of my gear is from the 1930s-1960s & even the newer stuff works in the same way. I tag every shot here w/equipment & film info; if you're really curious I can usually give you the exposure data, too.
Facebook profile: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=684459713
Twitter: twitter.com/furcafe
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Contacts (877)
Groups (50)
- Camera porn 32,741 photos, 2,842 members
- MS Optical Sonnetar 50mm 1.1 156 photos, 34 members
- Petition for new Foma films! 174 photos, 517 members
- DCist Exposed Photography Show 2013 499 photos, 254 members
- Stuck On Earth Community 74,562 photos, 4,882 members
- Dupont Underground 97 photos, 17 members
- 2010 D.C. Tweed Ride 1,096 photos, 34 members
- DC State Fair 2011 Photography Contest 75 photos, 56 members
- Girl with a Rangefinder 13 photos, 10 members
- DC PHOTO MAGAZINE 68 photos, 16 members
- Voigtländer Bessa III 2,952 photos, 298 members
- Fujifilm GF670 Professional 5,460 photos, 575 members
- Canon P 1,709 photos, 141 members
- DCist Exposed Photography Show 2011 855 photos, 378 members
- Norita Council 2,179 photos, 245 members
- PoPville Photos 19,259 photos, 850 members
- Instruction #1 364 photos, 1,541 members
- DC on Film 4,769 photos, 156 members
- DC State Fair Photo Contest 2010 112 photos, 78 members
- Seersucker Social 319 photos, 31 members
- NPR Picture Show 119,300 photos, 5,753 members
- DCist Exposed Photography Show 2010 911 photos, 414 members
- LOOKDC 526 photos, 78 members
- Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2009 3,060 photos, 145 members
- DC Tweed Ride 596 photos, 62 members
- Cameras Before Digital 249 photos, 60 members
- Kodak Expired Film 15,383 photos, 1,370 members
- DC Shot List 50 photos, 21 members
- DCist Exposed 2009 Winners 39 photos, 42 members
- Tribute to Raymond Depardon 5,201 photos, 488 members
- Camera Portraits - Feel free to use the new comment code 31,397 photos, 2,237 members
- DCist Exposed Photography Show 2009 623 photos, 290 members
- Ten Miles Square 721 photos, 61 members
- shooters wdc 21 photos, 7 members
- Standard Lens 7,435 photos, 192 members
- We <3 DC 77,437 photos, 1,089 members
- Theater and Performing Arts (post 1/award 1) 31,878 photos, 2,784 members
- Mermaid Parade, 2008 2,276 photos, 117 members
- Coney Island Mermaid Parade 3,702 photos, 536 members
- The Raveonettes 662 photos, 100 members
- DC @ Night 7,909 photos, 463 members
- Selected Images For http://www.thejamcellar.com 20 photos, 3 members
- DCRG 4,042 photos, 135 members
- Nikon Rangefinder 2,947 photos, 224 members
- DCist Exposed 2008 Winners 59 photos, 45 members
- DC Street (and Non-Street Street) 4,723 photos, 460 members
- DC Social (please read rules before posting) 3,749 photos, 510 members
- Table for One 84 photos, 28 members
- DCist Exposed Photography Show 2008 496 photos, 236 members
- Low light hand held 4,480 photos, 354 members
Testimonials (2)
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kingpinphoto says:
"I'm inspired by the fact that every time I see Chris he has a camera with him and usually it's more than one, and all of them will be older than me...
With an exceptional eye for the moment, his captures always tell a story."26th August, 2007
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Mr.Joel says:
"Fur Cafe is the man."
29th May, 2007
- Name:
- Christopher Chen
- Joined:
- October 2004
- Hometown:
- Montgomery County, MD (DC 'burbs)
- Currently:
- Washington, DC, USA
- I am:
- Male and Single
- Occupation:
- Attorney, working for the Man, every night & day
- Website:
- My Life As A Contact Sheet




















