Mr. Chris Usher, Professional Photographer (Chris Usher Photography) Visit This Photographer's Web Site: http://www.chrisusher.com  |
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Chris Usher graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington with a degree in Journalism. Usher spent several years as a newspaper photographer before going freelance and moving to Washington, DC in 1990.
Usher’s photojournalism work appears regularly in domestic and international monthly and weekly publications including Time, Newsweek, US News & World Report, BusinessWeek, Der Spiegel, Sports Illustrated, and Life. Throughout his career, Usher has received numerous awards for his photography: Indiana College Photographer of the Year (1985 and 1986), the William Randolph Hearst Photojournalism Championship (1985 and 1986), POY (2000, 2001, 2003) WHNPA (2001, 2003, 2005), and an Eisenstaedt Award (2000) for his unique and controversial depiction of Clinton's post-acquittal speech. His award-winning photos have most recently been published in the 2004 Travel Photographer of the Year's Journey One and the Advertising Photographers of America's WrapAround catalogs.
In between assignments, Usher’s personal projects have him shooting b/w behind the scenes moments at the White House and on the road with the President for “Behind the Velvet Rope” – an ongoing project he began in 1998; producing manipulated SX-70 Polaroids and fly-fishing in Montana.
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