Chip Py

Chip Py began taking photos at a young age while he tagged along with his father, a newspaper reporter. He studied history at East Carolina University and moved to Washington DC in 1988. An avid live music fan, Py has been photographing DC bands of all genres for over twenty years. One of his photographs is on permanent display as part of The Chuck Brown Memorial Park. His Go-Go portfolio of nearly 2000 images was acquired by The Peoples Archive of the DC Public Library in 2020, and The Washington City Paper gave him the Editor's Choice Award for his work in 2021