Media and Publications
Media/Publications
Pure Michigan, Various Media Content
Downtown Detroit Partnership, Various Media Content
Ypsi Real, Various Media Content
VisitDetroit.com, Various Media Content
Top Drone Videographers of Detroit , Peerspace
Top Metro Detroit Photographers To Follow, Seen Magazine
IBEW Local 58, App/Social Media/Website Content
10 Best Things to Do in Detroit (#3), Hotels.com
The 7 Best Event Photographers in Detroit, Peerspace
Mich Photographer Captures Holland's Beauty, 103.3 WKFR
Volunteers Paint Mural in Ann Arbor, WDIV Local 4
Winter's Smile, Michigan in Pictures, 2022
Canvas Pontiac Awards - 2021 Finalist, 2022
Detroit Time Capsule (Cover Image), Gregory Fournier, 2021
WDIV Click on Detroit, 2021
Visit South Haven, Pure Michigan, 2021
Gallery 514, Life in Quarantine (Art Catalogue), 2021
APA Awards; Honorable Mention, 2021
2020 Canvas Pontiac Award Winners, CanvasPontiac
Ypsi Real, Pure Michigan, 2020
A Healthier Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield, 2020
Show Cause vs. COVID-19, Rain BDM, 2020
Cinema Chat, WEMU NPR, 2020
The DJ Obey Show - Interview w/C. Ahern, Spotify/Itunes, 2020
Picsilanti of the Week, Ypsi Real, 2020
The 7 Best Event Photographers in Detroit, Peerspace, 2020
Oakland County Times Interview W/Chris Ahern, 2019
Ferndale Friends! Newspaper Interview W/Chris Ahern, 2019
SALT FM Radio Interview W/Chris Ahern, 2019
C.Ahern "Framed" Reception at Schramm's Mead, 2019
Mix Brings Art and Music to Detroit, USPA News, 2019
Manchester United plays Liverpool in A2, Macomb Daily, 2018
This Is Home Photography Awards, City of Madison Heights, 2017
Spirit Airlines Picket @O’Hare, Chicago Business Journal, 2017
MikeBonner Show Interview w/C.Ahern, 910amSuperstation, 2017
Motor City NYE “The Drop” Article, Metro Times, 2017
Seen In Detroit, CBS 62, Spring 2016
Issue 95, Indyfest Magazine, Summer 2016
Detroit’s Skyline Never Looked Better, Curbed Magazine, 2016
Highlights and Awards
Canvas Pontiac Award Winner
Out of over 200 photography entries, a panel of judges voted "The Sunset Bench" as the 3rd place award winner of the 2020 Canvas Pontiac Awards.
This work will be displayed on a 10foot x 8foot canvas in the city of Pontiac throughout 2020 and 2021.
Madison Heights City Council "This is Home" Photography Award
As part of the website redesign project, the internal design committee and mayor of Madison Heights awarded Chris for "Adventures of Duke and Lucy".
Peerspace's Best Event Photographers in Detroit List
In late 2019, Peerspace, known as the AirBnB for Small Business
listed Chris Ahern Photography as one of the Top 7 Event Photographers in Detroit.
Canvas Pontiac Award Winner 2016
"Sunset at James Scott Memorial Fountain" by Chris Ahern Photography was an award winner at the Canvas Pontiac Awards, judged by a panel from the Detroit Institute of Arts. It could also be seen on the building located at Woodward and Pike.
Official Movement Afterparties
One of Chris Ahern Photography's most recognized shots, "Hart of the Plaza" was purchased by the official afterparties of the Movement Festival in Detroit. Chris's work was featured on flyers, advertisements, banners, even an LED lit truck that drove around Detroit with the iconic picture flashing.
Ranked Top 5 Art Galleries of Metro Detroit 2017 & 2016 WDIV's Vote 4 The Best
The Chris Ahern Photography Gallery at MIX Bricktown was voted as Metro Detroit's Top 5 galleries of 2016 and the Top 3 of 2017 in WDIV's Vote 4 The Best. Mix Bricktown has also ranked high as one of the top Happy Hours in Metro Detroit as well.
Runway Fashion inspired by Chris' Artwork
As the featured artist of the 35th African World Festival and Crowned & Adorned runway shows, fashion designers created wardrobes inspired by over thirty Chris Ahern Photography original works.
"Best Of Photography" Publication, Photographers Forum
Chris Ahern Photography has been featured in Photographers Forum’s “Best Of Photography” annual hardcover coffee table book. His work was included in the top 9% out of over 9,100 images from the US and Canada as well as 46 other countries worldwide. This book is sold to photographers, college libraries, institutions of photography, art, and graphic design.