The Holden Archive

Nicole Jean

2008-09-10T20:26:00.000-07:00

Nicole Jean is based in Sarasota, Florida, United States.

More work: NJPhotographyDiaries.blogspot.com

Peter Krasowski

2008-09-08T20:17:00.000-07:00

Peter Krasowski is based in New York, New York, United States.

More work: PeterKrasowski.com

Jason Clark

2008-09-07T20:11:00.001-07:00

Jason Clark is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

More work: JasonClarkFoto.com

Simi H.F.

2008-07-20T08:44:00.000-07:00

Simi H. F. is based in New York, New York, United States.

More work: PhotosBySimi.com

Azcra Woodward

2008-07-19T08:40:00.000-07:00

Azcra Woodward is based in Springfield, Virginia, United States.

More work: AzcraStudios.com

Mari Andre

2008-07-18T08:39:00.000-07:00

Mari Andres is based in Greece.

Shamal Raiman

2008-07-17T08:36:00.000-07:00

Shamal Raiman is based in New York, New York, United States.

More work: Shamal Raiman on Flickr

Mat Boudreaux

2008-07-16T08:33:00.000-07:00

Yolanda Kingdon

2008-07-15T14:59:00.000-07:00

Yolanda Kingdon is based in London, United Kingdom.

More work: Yolanda Kingdon on Flickr

Bill Travis

2008-07-14T14:41:00.000-07:00

Bill Travis is based in New York, New York, United States.

More work: BillTravisPhoto.com

Giacomo Cosua

2008-07-13T14:38:00.000-07:00

Giacomo Cosua is based in Venice, Italy.

More work: Cosua.it/Giacomo

Jeiroh Yanga

2008-07-12T14:34:00.000-07:00

Jerioh Yanga is based in Carson, California, United States.

Azza

2008-07-11T14:31:00.000-07:00

Azza is based in Essex, United Kingdom.

Ken Ji

2008-07-10T02:28:00.000-07:00

Ken Ji is based in Brossard, Quebec, Canada.

Malik M. L. Williams

2008-07-09T02:23:00.000-07:00

Malik M. L. Williams is based in Alexandria, Virginia, United States.

More work: MalikMLWilliams.viewbook.com

Anomalous

2008-07-08T02:16:00.000-07:00

Anomalous is based in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Thomas Watkin

2008-07-07T14:12:00.001-07:00

Thomas Watkin is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Gayla

2008-07-04T11:25:00.000-07:00

Gayla is based in Austin, Texas, United States.

More work: 666Photography.com

Sara Kim

2008-07-02T11:21:00.000-07:00

Sara Kim is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

BEST OF JUNE 2008

2008-07-01T11:16:00.000-07:00

Jim Anderson

2008-06-30T11:01:00.000-07:00

Jim Anderson is based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Danny Griffin

2008-06-29T08:32:00.000-07:00

Danny Griffin is based in Miami, Florida, United States.

More work: DannyGriffin.net

Jason Ivany

2008-06-28T08:28:00.000-07:00

Jason Ivany is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

More work: JasonIvany.com

D. S. Hathaway

2008-06-27T08:25:00.000-07:00

D.S. Hathaway is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Kelly Embry Wixson

2008-06-26T08:21:00.000-07:00

Kelly Embry Wixson is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

More work: KellyEmbry.com

Catherine Asanov

2008-06-25T08:18:00.000-07:00

Catherine Asanov is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

More work: CatherineAsanov.com

Rich Meade

2008-06-24T08:13:00.000-07:00

Rich Meade is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

More work: RichMeade.com

Bill McClaren

2008-06-23T08:34:00.000-07:00

Bill McClaren is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

More work: BillMcClaren.com

Aaron Sekora

2008-06-22T03:09:00.000-07:00

Aaron Sekora is based in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States.

Graham Huber

2008-06-21T07:43:00.000-07:00

Graham Huber is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

More work: GrahamHuber.com

Peter

2008-06-20T07:13:00.000-07:00

Peter is based in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

More work: artbox.20mn.com

Koppa

2008-06-19T07:07:00.000-07:00

Koppa is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Timo Frank

2008-06-18T07:09:00.000-07:00

Timo Frank is based in Berlin, Germany.

More work: TimoFrank.de

Sean Carpenter

2008-06-17T06:59:00.000-07:00

Sean Carpenter is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

More work: Sean Carpenter on Flickr

suomalainen

2008-06-16T07:04:00.000-07:00

suomalainen is based in New York City, New York, United States.

J. Dew

2008-06-15T09:22:00.000-07:00

J. Dew is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Susanne Kindt

2008-06-14T09:18:00.000-07:00

Susanne Kindt is based in Santa Monica, California, United States.

More work: SusanneKindt.com

Lane Collins

2008-06-13T07:44:00.000-07:00

Lane Collins is based in Nelson, New Zealand.

More work: LaneCollins.com

Stuart Richardson

2008-06-11T15:10:00.000-07:00

Stuart Richardson is based in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Clay Gardner

2008-06-10T15:19:00.000-07:00

Clay Gardner is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

More work: ClayGardnerPhoto.com

Stephanie Edmark

2008-06-09T15:15:00.000-07:00

Stephanie Edmark is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

More work: EdmarkPhotography.com

Arnwald

2008-06-08T08:13:00.000-07:00

Arnwald is based in Prague, Czech Republic.

Letters from Readers

2008-06-07T08:46:00.000-07:00

From Your Local Archivist

Thank you for the notes and calls, especially Darnell Willburn and Chip Willis who recently made my day. Now, except for that one weirdo who keeps sending a nasty note about one of the photographers (dude, I'm obviously not going to publish that, so get over the fact that she dumped your sorry ass and stop sending me emails, mmkay?). Except for that one, response is overwhelmingly positive.

It's encouraging to know you're digging the project. I thought I'd take a little time and answer a few emails, as I realize the explanation (or lack thereof) of the Holden Archive is, at best, cryptic. So, Fiat lux!

Hi
I really enjoy your blogs a lot. I love The Holden Archive!
How do I participate on the blog as a photographer?
[Does one have to] be chosen to get in?
Anyway, wonderful blogs!
Nice to meet you here.

Thank you. The manner in which the photographers featured are chosen is pretty haphazard. There's no real system in place. As an artist, I spend a fair amount of time checking out what other people are working on: sometimes via blog-browsing, sometimes upon recommendation from readers (you), colleagues and friends, and sometimes after I've seen work in a brick-and-mortar gallery.

I've also had the good fortune to work with many of the artists in the archive (as a former model, or as a creative director and stylist in the fashion industry here in San Francisco).

I don't mind if photographers send me links to their own websites, but it can be a little uncomfortable if I don't feel their work is "right" for this particular archive. There's no quid pro quo here.

Hi Kristen, just want to say what a nice surprise it was to find I'd been 'archived' by you.

Could you now make me famous please!! lol

What a project that is of yours, fantastic and fascinating, but may I ask why you do it?

Yours

A

The "why" question comes up quite a bit. I recently did an interview with a group where I try to explain The Holden Archive's raison d'etre, but the video hasn't been released (and quite honestly, I have no idea if it ever will). I was waiting for that snippet, but I'll try to explain here.

I do this because:

(1) I adore photography. Though my personal work utilizes a variety of mediums, it is photography that has piqued my artist interest as of late and my appetite is voracious. I'm fueled by my love of the philosophical writings of Walter Benjamin, in particular his "Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction". There's this dialectic regarding Benjamin's theories and this statement from Henri Cartier-Bresson (thank you Warren), "Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again." I plan on exploring that dichotomy.

(2) I think all photographers currently working and adding to the conversation of contemporary art are "young" and deserve recognition, even if they're already widely published or technically senior citizens (I'll never reveal ages though!). I believe unpublished, newer photographers deserve to be viewed alongside their contemporaries. It puts our little era into a perspective that informs my work and writing. The hope is that it may do this for others as well.

Hiya,

some of my students googled me in class today and one of them said "Hey, nice photos" and I asked them which site
they were on (I have a bunch) and they said "The archive something" and I said "That's none of mine" so they said "But
you're on it" and I went over to his computer to have a look and saw your page and was pretty flattered to make it on there
and most important of all it sort of inspired me to pick up photography again (I sort of lost it when I started working at school)
because I really loved your page and all the great stuff on it made me realize that I - at least in comparison - pretty much suck.

So; thanks alot for putting me on there... it gave me a warm fuzzy feeling.

Have a good day over there in SanFran.
Take care...

//

(by the way... i saw your kristen-holden.com site and liked it too. you're good. and now my student hates me 'cause he couldn't
get anything done after i stole his computer to browse your pages. alas, i'm a bad teacher. bye bye.)

You're welcome (and thank you as well). I feel odd saying that, however, because your work, in fact, does not suck. Even in comparison to the best photographs on here. I do understand the humility-complex of the artist, however, so you get a pass.

But seriously, a few photos I posted recently came from a young man who said to me that he was flattered because "The photographers on that site, are like real photographers," inferring that he was not. Okay, so his profession might be in biotechnology and microscopy, but I truly believe--and have never wavered on this belief--that all one needs to be a "real photographer" is to take some real photographs. Whether they're "good" or not.. well, that remains to be seen and decided by anyone who pleases. Obviously, reactions will vary with taste. There is no work that's inherently better than other work. There is, however, a belief that my taste is better than Joe Schmoe's. And that means nothing, except that Joe Schmoe doesn't have a photo blog.

So! Enough with the "I'm not good enough" crap. And similarly, enough with the "I wanna be a famous photographer" crap. Just do your work: don't try to actually be great, just take great photographs.

***

Okay, back to enjoying the images.

And my most sincere appreciation to the artists featured who have been willing to share their work. I can unequivocally say that I'm not alone in this gratitude.

Please continue to send me your recommendations, and your thoughts via comment or here.

Ciao,
Holden

Joel Vasquez

2008-06-07T07:39:00.000-07:00

Joel Vasquez is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

More work: Joel Vazquez portfolio

Katrín Þóra

2008-06-06T08:15:00.000-07:00

Katrín Þóra is based in Reykjavík City, Iceland.

More work: Katrin G. on Flickr

Ewe Doskova

2008-06-05T08:09:00.000-07:00

Ewe Doskova is based in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Dave Wright

2008-06-04T08:06:00.000-07:00

Dave Wright is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

More work: DaveWright.org

Joel Mancuso

2008-06-03T08:00:00.000-07:00

Joel Mancuso is based in Oakland, California, United States.

More work: Joel Mancusco on Flickr

Christopher McLallen

2008-05-31T06:42:00.000-07:00

Christopher McLallen is based in New York City, New York, United States.

More work: ChristopherMcLallen.com

Daniel

2008-05-30T06:36:00.000-07:00

Daniel is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Simon Thorpe

2008-05-29T06:30:00.000-07:00

Simon Thorpe is based in Robertsbridge, Sussex, United Kingdom.

Benedict Campbell

2008-05-28T19:54:00.000-07:00

Benedict Campbell is based in Oxford, United Kingdom.

More work: Benedict1.com

Arnaud Baraer

2008-05-27T09:05:00.000-07:00

Arnaud Baraer is based in Nantes, France.

More work: ArnaudBaraer.com

Sam H.

2008-05-26T14:48:00.000-07:00

Sam H. is based in Paris, France.

Marc Dubord

2008-05-24T09:07:00.000-07:00

Marc Dubord is based in Lille, France.

More work: Photoxyde.JePose.com

Jaymi Britten

2008-05-23T09:05:00.000-07:00

Jaymi Britten is based in Carlsbad, California, United States.

More work: LouderThanSoundDesign.com/Britten

Flavia Raddavero

2008-05-22T09:11:00.000-07:00

Flavia Raddavero is based in Paris, France.

More work: FlaviaRaddavero.net

Darnell Wilburn

2008-05-21T14:39:00.000-07:00

Darnell Wilburn is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

More work: DarnellWilburn.com

Jonathan Waiter - UPDATE

2008-05-20T09:02:00.000-07:00

Jonathan Waiter is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

More work: Neurodivine.com

Brian Kaminski

2008-05-20T08:50:00.000-07:00

Brian Kaminski is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

More work: BrianKaminskiPhotography.com

Tyson Vick

2008-05-14T19:56:00.001-07:00

Tyson Vick is based in Bozeman, Montana, United States.

More work: TysonVick.com

Luk

2008-05-14T18:22:00.000-07:00

Luk is based in Jarkarta, Indonesia.

More work: LukImages.com

Dave Raphael

2008-05-14T07:25:00.001-07:00

Dave Raphael is based in New York, New York, United States.

More work: GlideOnFade.com

Maurizio Toniato

2008-05-14T07:22:00.001-07:00

Maurizio Toniato is based in Rome, Italy.

More work: MaurizioToniato.com

Mark Bugzester

2008-05-14T07:17:00.001-07:00

Mark Bugzester is based in New York, New York, United States.

More work: Bugzester.com

Kyle Bowman

2008-05-14T06:50:00.000-07:00

Kyle Bowman is based in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.

More work: Orange Bike Photography

Peter Marks

2008-05-13T08:34:00.000-07:00

Peter Marks is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Frank Love

2008-05-13T08:29:00.001-07:00

Frank Love is based in New York, New York, United States.

More work: FLovePhotography.com

Sai Sivanesan

2008-05-13T08:18:00.000-07:00

Sai Sivanesan is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

More work: SaiSivanesan.com

Benjamin Badyk

2008-05-12T11:45:00.000-07:00

Benjamin Badyk is based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

More work: BenjaminBadyk.com

Paul

2008-05-12T11:41:00.000-07:00

Paul is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Ian Souter

2008-05-04T15:26:00.000-07:00

Ian Souter is based in Santa Monica, California, United States.

More work: IanSouterPhotography.com

Svend

2008-05-04T15:24:00.000-07:00

Svend is based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States.

Ian Ethan Vloke-Wurth

2008-05-04T15:21:00.000-07:00

Ian Ethan Vloke-Wurth is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Graham Judson

2008-05-04T15:17:00.000-07:00

Graham Judson is based in Culver City, California, United States.

More work: GrahamJudson.com

Gloria Christina Diaz

2008-05-03T12:04:00.000-07:00

Gloria Christina Diaz is based in Wixom, Michigan, United States.

More work: Diaz on deviantart

Toshiya Usuki

2008-05-03T12:01:00.000-07:00

Toshiya Usuki is based in Osaka, Japan.

More work: Toshiya Usuki on Flickr

Loren Higgins

2008-05-03T11:58:00.000-07:00

Loren Higgins is based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States.

More work: LorenHiggins.com

Elliot Raymond

2008-05-03T11:56:00.000-07:00

Elliot Raymond is based in San Diego, California, United States.

More work: ElliotRaymond.com

Anatoly Jaldin

2008-05-03T11:50:00.000-07:00

Anatoly Jaldin is based in Ushuaia, Argentina.

More work: ItsAllOutOfFocus.com

Julischka Stengele

2008-05-03T11:45:00.001-07:00

Julischka Stengele is based in Berlin, Germany.

More work: Stengele's portfolio

Dennis Santarinala

2008-05-03T11:39:00.000-07:00

Denis Santarinala is based in Orange County, California, United States.

More work: DenisSantarinala.com

Vince

2008-05-03T11:35:00.000-07:00

Vince is based in London, United Kingdom.

More work: Nordbloc.com

Burak Isseven

2008-05-03T11:28:00.000-07:00

Burak Isseven is based in Munich, Germany.

More work: BurakIsseven.com

BEST OF APRIL 2008

2008-05-02T18:54:00.001-07:00

by: Nick Ruechel

by: Romeo Devlin

by: Tim Romero

by: Zach Coco

by: Joe Traina

by: Justin Ponce

by: Katja Hentschel

by: Kyle Johnson

by: Lorenzo

by: Aaron Lippman

by: Benjamin Dickerson

by: Carissa Nickel

by: Claudio Vignola

by: J. Cassoni

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Andy Julia

2008-04-25T08:05:00.000-07:00

Andy Julia is based in Paris, France.

More work: AndyJulia.com

Barnabe

2008-04-25T08:01:00.000-07:00

Barnabe is based in Paris, France.

Presscott

2008-04-25T07:54:00.000-07:00

Presscott is based in Miami, Florida, United States.

More work: Presscott.net

Ricardo de Lima

2008-04-25T07:50:00.000-07:00

Ricardo de Lima is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

More work: RDLPhoto.com

Nick Ruechel

2008-04-25T07:45:00.000-07:00

Autumn Sonnichsen

2008-04-22T08:43:00.000-07:00

Autumn Sonnichsen is based in New York, New York, United States.

More work: AutumnSonnichsen.com

Matt Carr

2008-04-22T08:38:00.000-07:00

Matt Carr is based in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Chris Serra

2008-04-22T08:02:00.000-07:00

Chris Serra is based in Portland, Oregon, United States.

More work: ChrisSerra.com

Dusdin

2008-04-22T07:58:00.000-07:00

Dusdin is based in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

More work: Dusdin.org

Elisa Lazo de Valdez

2008-04-22T07:53:00.000-07:00

Elisa Lazo de Valdez is based in Portland, Oregon, United States.

More work: Visioluxus.com

Julian Humphries

2008-04-22T07:50:00.000-07:00

Julian Humphries is based in Austin, Texas, United States.

Matt Mascaro

2008-04-20T19:20:00.000-07:00

Matt Mascaro is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

More work: MattMascaro.net

Michael Menard

2008-04-20T18:59:00.000-07:00

Michael Menard is based in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Ilana Shulman

2008-04-20T18:56:00.000-07:00

Ilana Shulman is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

David Joseph Perez

2008-04-19T23:06:00.000-07:00

David Joseph Perez is based in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

More work: DJosphoto.com