Chester Simpson Photography

History

In 1977, Rolling Stone magazine published his first picture while he was still in Art School, which kicked off his career as a rock-n-roll photographer shooting for MTV, Warner Bros, MCA, AM, Capitol, CBS, and Chrysalis Record companies. He also shot assignments for BAM, Berkeley Barb, Bay Guardian, Circus, California, Crawdaddy, Creem, Melody Maker, New Musical Express, Newsweek, New West, New York Rocker, People, Relix, Rolling Stone, and San Francisco magazines.

Specialties

Washington DC photographer Chester Simpson creates conceptual photos / multimedia of DC corporate events, DC corporate head shots, portraits, for advertising, editorial, magazines, web sites, promotional videos and annual reports in the Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia areas and around the world. Chester's professional talent and creative style is unsurpassed and unique among Washington DC photographers. His experience as a celebrity rock-n-roll photographer, tour photographer / photojournalist allows him to document events in a friendly and accommodating unobtrusive style, plus he's easy to work with, collaborative with and he gets the reaction that's right for the situation. He's always in the right place at the right time and full of creative ideas. Chester's Rock-N-Roll Photography is exhibited in public and private collections nationally and internationally.