Chris Svetlik

Category Archive: Misc

09 Nov

Frederick Wiseman profile

This weekend I headed to the Downtown Boxing Gym in Blagden Alley to take some pictures while Jeff from Byt interviewed legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman. …

By Chris
Tagged blagden alley, boxing, boxing gym, brightest young things, brightestyoungthings, byt, documentarian, documentary, film, frederick wiseman, gym
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27 Oct

Andy Shallal ’5 things’ profile

Here are some photos I shot for an installment of ReadySetDC’s “5 Things” series on Andy Shallal, artist and owner of Busboys & Poets and …

By Chris
Tagged 5 things, andy shallal, busboys, busboys & poets, busboys and poets, ready set dc, readysetdc
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28 Sep

District Shirt Drive @ CEB

Last week the District Shirt Drive launched, with CEB as its corporate partner. I did the branding for the campaign, and we set up racks …

By Chris
Also posted in Design
Tagged CEB, district shirt drive, dsd, hugh & crye, hugh and crye
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17 Sep

Camille Shefter artist profile

This week Jeff from Byt and I went to interview Camille Shefter, the coolest Minnesotan artist DC has to offer. Here’s the interview, and here’s …

By Chris
Tagged art, artist profile, brightest young things, brightestyoungthings, byt, camille shefter, in the artists studio, profile
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14 Sep

Byt does the Small Press Expo

This past weekend I went with funnyman/fellow Byt contributor Seaton Smith to the Small Press Expo, which is basically indie-Comicon-meets-Crafty Bastards. Very interesting stuff– there …

By Chris
Also posted in Events
Tagged art, artists, brightest young things, brightestyoungthings, byt, comics, graphic novels, small press expo, sxpo
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28 Aug

Toki Dogs

Soon-to-launch ramen/dumplings/hot dog restaurant Toki Underground previewed part of their menu last Weds at U Street Music Hall. Tasty stuff:

By Chris
Tagged food, hot dogs, jeff jetton, pho, pho dogs, toki underground, u street music hall
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12 Aug

Fry Captain

Earlier this week I photographed one of the newest additions to the DC food truck scene, the soon-to-launch Fry Captain. He serves up tasty hand-cut …

By Chris
Tagged food, food truck, fries, fry captain, shakes, thrillist
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04 Aug

Faithful America campaign

Yesterday I did a fun walkaround shoot for Faith in Public Life for their Faithful America campaign, which is counteracting fear-based political campaigns like the …

By Chris
Tagged bumper sticker, faith in public life, faithful america, monuments, photoshoot, shoot, sticker, tea party
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03 Aug

Carmines preview

Next Tuesday, Carmine’s — “NYC’s legendary family-style Italian restaurant” — will open in DC’s Penn Quarter. It’s a lovely space, well-appointed and gigantic; upon opening …

By Chris
Tagged carmines, cocktails, drink, food, italian, penn quarter, preview, restaurant, thrillist
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27 Jul

Flashpoint tour

Some snaps for an upcoming article for ReadySetDC on Flashpoint’s incubator space — office space, theater, dance studio, and of course their gallery. It was …

By Chris
Tagged art, flashpoint, flashpoint gallery, gallery, incubator, profile, ready set dc, readysetdc, tour
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27 Jul

Pops @ Potenza

These are a few shots from a photo/video shoot I did for Thrillist, covering Potenza’s new alcoholic popcicles. Tasty!

By Chris
Tagged bar, drink, food, popcicles, pops, potenza, restaurant, thrillist
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24 Jul

Anne Waldman @ National Gallery

Yesterday was a very cool opportunity — I got to meet Anne Waldman (longtime friend and “spiritual wife” of Alan Ginsberg) and snap some pictures …

By Chris
Tagged alan ginsberg, anne waldman, art, exhibition, gallery, ginsberg, howl, national gallery, national gallery of art, photography, ready set dc, readysetdc, readysetdc.com, waldman
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01 Jul

Pink Sock photo in Washingtonian Mag

Hey cool, a photo I took at December’s Pink Sock party @ Wonderland got printed in this month’s Washingtonian magazine:

By Chris
Tagged bar, magazine, party, pink sock, published, washingtonian, wonderland
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29 Jun

Neighbor ‘Moms Calendar’ photo shoot

A bunch of my old neighbors wanted to make a graduation calendar for their moms. Here are some of the group portraits that resulted:

By Chris
Tagged calendar, fun, moms, neighbors, photo shoot, photoshoot, portrait, portraits
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29 Jun

Seaton Smith shoot @ Corcoran

This was a pretty goofy shoot I did for an upcoming website redesign I’m working on for DC comedian Seaton Smith. I liked the contrast …

By Chris
Also posted in Design
Tagged corcoran, Design, fashion, food, junk food, seaton smith, shoot, website
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05 May

Pork mania

This weekend I had probably the most intensely decadent Sunday of my life. On assignment for Byt, I attended and photographed Cochon 555. For the uninitiated, …

By Chris
Also posted in Events
Tagged bacon, beer, chefs, cochon 555, drink, food, foodies, ham, pig, pork, ritz carlton, swine, wine
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01 May

Jesse Rauch interview

Yesterday I shot some photos for an interview with Jesse Rauch for ReadySetDC. Jesse is the one behind the Save Screen on the Green movement, …

By Chris
Tagged interview, jesse rauch, portrait, portraits, readysetdc, save screen on the green, screen on the green
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30 Apr

Buddha Bar preview

Yesterday I snapped some shots at the soon-to-open Buddha Bar for ReadySetDC. It’s an impressive space and looks like it will be an interesting mix …

By Chris
Tagged architectural, bar, buddha bar, drink, food, interior, lounge, preview, readysetdc, readysetdc.com, restaurant
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25 Mar

Liberty Tree restaurant preview

A few days ago I tagged along as photog on a restaurant preview of Liberty Tree for ReadySetDC.com. The food was excellent–probably the tastiest and …

By Chris
Tagged food, h st., liberty tree, readysetdc, readysetdc.com, restaurant, restaurant preview
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24 Mar

The circus is in town, and as with most bizarre and sometimes scary things, BrightestYoungThings did some in-depth coverage. We went to a pre-show event and interviewed some performers, stayed for the main show (pretty impressive stuff!), and got weird with people in the mezzanine. A few days later, based on an anonymous tip, we crashed the circus’s temporary home (aka a desolate railyard across the city) and met Tommy and Johnnie Walker, two members of the train crew that graciously shared a 12 pack of Bud with us and regaled us with stories about life on the circus train. Here are the photos that came of this unique experience:

By Chris
Also posted in Events
Tagged brightest young things, brightestyoungthings, byt, circus, clowns, feature, railroad, railyard
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27 Feb

Fritz Kramer artist profile

On Wednesday I shot another artist profile for Byt’s In the Artist’s Studio series. This installment featured Fritz Kramer, a local musician, in his living/music-making …

By Chris
Tagged art, brightestyoungthings, byt, editorial, fritz kramer, in the artists studio, profile
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21 Feb

Valli Ravindran best dressed profile

Last week I shot another profile for the DC’s best dressed list sponsored by Byt/Farinellis/Proper Topper. I had the pleasure of photographing Valli Ravindran, creative …

By Chris
Tagged best dressed, best dressed list, byt, farinellis, fashion, profile, proper topper, valli ravindran
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29 Jan

Warrior Gateway demo videos

I made a couple of videos for the Warrior Gateway demonstrating what the two main sections (Directory and Careers) do and how they work from …

By Chris
Also posted in Design
Tagged careers, clip, demo, Design, directory, screenshots, video, warrior gateway, warrior gateway project
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17 Jan

Andrew Wodnianski artist profile

Next up in the Byt artist profile series: Andrew Wodnianski, a guy who is quite the artist and quite the character. He works in the …

By Chris
Tagged andrew wodnianski, art, artist, artist profile, brightest young things, brightestyoungthings, byt
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14 Jan

Adam de Boer artist profile

Byt is getting bigger into art, with a new series of profiles showcasing local artists. The emphasis is on the artist’s space–where they work in …

By Chris
Tagged adam de boer, art space, artist, artist profile, brightest young things, byt, gallery, paintings, space
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15 Dec

Jonathan Seningen chef profile

Today I shot Jonathan Seningen, executive chef at Hook in Georgetown, for a chef profile on Byt. Based on what I saw, he maintains a …

By Chris
Tagged brightest young things, byt, chef, food, georgetown, hook, jonathan seningen, restaurant
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14 Dec

Eric Brewer’s closet

Proper Topper and Farinelli’s have teamed up to create a list of the best dressed DCians. They came up with 16 of them, and chose …

By Chris
Tagged best dressed, brest dressed list, brightest young things, byt, eric brewer, farinellis, proper topper
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08 Dec

Little Bigheart in the Studio

On Saturday Little Bigheart & the Wilderbeast went into the studio to record an EP. The music-making went down at Bias Studios in Springfield, VA, …

By Chris
Also posted in Music
Tagged bias studios, little bigheart, little bigheart and the wilderbeast, Music, recording, rock
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20 Nov

James Miller @ BENS

This past week for work I shot a speaking event featuring James Miller, the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. It was him …

By Chris
Also posted in Events
Tagged bens, business executives for national security, department of defense, event, james miller, lecture, military, speech, talk
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13 Nov

Monkey picture @ National Geographic

Hey look, I’m featured today on National Geographic’s “Your Shot: Daily Dozen,” a site feature in which Nat Geo photo editor Susan Welchman selects 12 …

By Chris
Also posted in Snaps
Tagged contest, national geographic, photo, published, your shot
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