Here's the link: http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/May-2008/Front-Pages/
If you live in San Diego, save me a hard copy.
Showing posts with label San Diego Magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Diego Magazine. Show all posts
Monday, April 21, 2008
Vanishing America in San Diego Magazine
San Diego Magazine's May issue is out! The writeup about Vanishing America is in their Front Pages section. It's short, but sweet.
Here's the link: http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/May-2008/Front-Pages/
If you live in San Diego, save me a hard copy.
Here's the link: http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/May-2008/Front-Pages/
If you live in San Diego, save me a hard copy.
Friday, September 07, 2007
Redding's Sundial Bridge
A marvel of modern architecture... right up my alley!
Tuesday night, just before midnight, when they turn of all the lights, I went out to photograph Redding's most prominent landmark. The Sundial Bridge, designed by international architect Santiago Calatrava, crosses the Sacramento River just outside downtown
Redding, and has become one of the most recognizable (and most photographed) features in the area. Calatrava (www.Calatrava.com) is known around the world for his sensual, organic shapes and creative support methods, changing the face of many cities with his memorable pieces, including the Athens Olympic Sports Complex and the Lyon Airport Station in France.
As some of you may know, Architectural Photography is the one commercial avenue of photography that really intrigues me. Weddings don't do it. Traditional portraits don't do it.
Sports don't do it. For whatever reason, I have a deeply rooted connection with compelling architecture. I studied Architecture for a year at Georgia Tech, and was intrigued by the ancient architecture of the Olde World that we studied in Art classes at UGA, but my interests in the field go back much farther than that, although I can't quite pinpoint the actual moment of epiphany.
Where it came from, I don't know. But, what I do know is that it inspires me to this day. And I se
em to have a natural talent for it. I was even doing regular pieces for San Diego Magazine, and Trump Resorts, and had my work published in three separate international coffee table books before I left San Diego to embark on this journey.
What really got me into architectural photography was the discovery of my Una Nuova Vita series of San Diego's North Park
Theatre by architect Wallace Cunningham. He asked me to shoot one of his creations for San Diego Magazine, and, with a little tutoring and some loaner equipment from my good friend and photographer Pablo Mason, I got a cover shot and a 10 page spread. Everything else snowballed from there.
Since then, I've shot in Mexico, Palm Springs, San Diego, and Atlanta, and, during this trip, I'll have the opportunity to shoot all over the rest of the country. And, with the right exposure,
in the next several years, I will be able to make it over to Dubai to shoot some of the most incredible modern architecture in the world. (Do a Google image search for "Dubai" and you'll see what I mean.)
Like the phenomenal designs in Dubai, the Sundial Bridge is one
of those unique examples of architecture that inspire me. And I'd be remiss if, during my delay here in Redding, I didn't go out and shoot it at least once. Now that I think about it, I may just go back and shoot it again!
Tuesday night, just before midnight, when they turn of all the lights, I went out to photograph Redding's most prominent landmark. The Sundial Bridge, designed by international architect Santiago Calatrava, crosses the Sacramento River just outside downtown
Redding, and has become one of the most recognizable (and most photographed) features in the area. Calatrava (www.Calatrava.com) is known around the world for his sensual, organic shapes and creative support methods, changing the face of many cities with his memorable pieces, including the Athens Olympic Sports Complex and the Lyon Airport Station in France.As some of you may know, Architectural Photography is the one commercial avenue of photography that really intrigues me. Weddings don't do it. Traditional portraits don't do it.
Sports don't do it. For whatever reason, I have a deeply rooted connection with compelling architecture. I studied Architecture for a year at Georgia Tech, and was intrigued by the ancient architecture of the Olde World that we studied in Art classes at UGA, but my interests in the field go back much farther than that, although I can't quite pinpoint the actual moment of epiphany.Where it came from, I don't know. But, what I do know is that it inspires me to this day. And I se
em to have a natural talent for it. I was even doing regular pieces for San Diego Magazine, and Trump Resorts, and had my work published in three separate international coffee table books before I left San Diego to embark on this journey.What really got me into architectural photography was the discovery of my Una Nuova Vita series of San Diego's North Park
Theatre by architect Wallace Cunningham. He asked me to shoot one of his creations for San Diego Magazine, and, with a little tutoring and some loaner equipment from my good friend and photographer Pablo Mason, I got a cover shot and a 10 page spread. Everything else snowballed from there.Since then, I've shot in Mexico, Palm Springs, San Diego, and Atlanta, and, during this trip, I'll have the opportunity to shoot all over the rest of the country. And, with the right exposure,
in the next several years, I will be able to make it over to Dubai to shoot some of the most incredible modern architecture in the world. (Do a Google image search for "Dubai" and you'll see what I mean.)Like the phenomenal designs in Dubai, the Sundial Bridge is one
of those unique examples of architecture that inspire me. And I'd be remiss if, during my delay here in Redding, I didn't go out and shoot it at least once. Now that I think about it, I may just go back and shoot it again!Monday, September 11, 2006
Fine Art Photography at San Diego's Ray at Night
Widow Makers VIP artist's reception for Holt Webb at 4 Walls Gallery
Fine Art Photography
What a great night!
I'd like to thank all of my friends and colleagues for coming out and supporting my first solo gallery exhibition, and for supporting Ray at Night. I can't express in mere words how important it is to me that everyone dropped what they were doing to see my work on the gallery walls.
There were over 1000 people in attendance for the 5th Anniversary of Ray at Night, and it seemed like every single one of them stopped in to view my images. The gallery was packed all night, and even stayed open an hour after most other places on the street were closing down. There was a lot of interest in my color image of the Salton Sea, as well as the two images from my Trembling Earth series, but the stars of the show seemed to be the wild horse selections from my series, Untamed.
At one point, I saw a young woman jumping up and down with a huge smile on her face telling her friends all about how much she loved one of my black and white closeup horse portraits. Not sure yet if she bought the image, but I do expect that the image will sell very quickly.
I guess the image that got the most "oohs and aahs" was the 3 foot by 5 foot canvas of "U-01", the first in my Untamed series. It seemed to be the most talked about image of the night.
From what the gallery curator, Elliot Linwood, told me near the end of the evening, it looks like we sold 4 or 5 pieces, including two from the Untamed series.
Maybe it was the full moon, but everything seemed to come together for me that evening. ..
- It was Ray at Night's 5th anniversary,
- there was a great band playing on the roof (U2 style),
- Toni Atkins gave a speech,
- my parents flew into town just for the show,
- almost all of my friends came down to support me,
- this same month San Diego Magazine did a small profile on me as a contributing photographer,
- San Diego Magazine also had a 6 page article on a home for which I did all the photography,
- my best friend, Marc, and his wife, Nancy, sent me a bottle of fantastic wine for me to celebrate because they couldn't be here to celebrate with me,
- attendance that night set a new record for the event.
I truly enjoyed the evening. It was a great start to what seems to be a blossoming career.
And, again, to all of you who made it out: A Giant THANK YOU!
And, to all of you who couldn't make it: I'll be having another reception on September 23rd. I hope to see you there.
www.holtwebb.com
www.myspace.com/holtwebb
© Holt Webb Photography
Monday, September 04, 2006
Architectural Photography
Architectural Photography by Holt Webb
San Diego Magazine is currently featuring my photographs of a beautiful Rancho Santa Fe home in an article entitled, Cool Ranch, written by Deirdre O’Shea.
http://www.sandiegomag.com/issues/september06/featurec0906.asp
In April of 2006, San Diego Magazine featured my first photographs of a stunning home overlooking the cliffs of Encinitas.
This article was the first publication of my architectural work. Since that issue was released, I’ve had my architectural photographs published in three separate coffee table books defining architecture and the home:
Materializing the Immaterial
The Architecture of Wallace Cunningham
Published by Yale University Press
California...A Great Place to Live
Published by Rhino Media Works
Home
Published by Millennium House
It's all been very exciting, and very busy. And, it all came about because of an abandoned building in my neighborhood...
It was December 25, 2004 and the North Park Theatre had been under reconstructive demolition for over a year. What was once a state of the art Motion Picture house in the 1920s golden era of Hollywood, had begun a slow descent into abandonment and disrepair. When I arrived that Christmas morning, the theater had already been gutted and stripped of everything that could be removed without incorporating a wrecking ball. The seats were gone. The stage was empty. There were no fountains, no columns, no life. It was, simply put, a shell of its former self.
That is when I started the project. With the working lights still twinkling in the dark just before dawn, I climbed over the fence to record images of the theater in its second infancy. It was being reborn, and I knew I had to capture these moments lest they be lost forever behind new paint and acoustic paneling. I was trespassing, but I rationalized that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity and decided that it was well worth the risk. And, looking back, I believe I made the right choice.
So, with teeth chattering from the cold (yes, it does get cold in San Diego in the winter) and cameras set up, I began the first of uncountable rolls of black and white film.
It took 3 months to get official permission to enter the property (for safety reasons), and another 8 months and countless trips back into the theater to record the progress of its renovation, but the completed project was well received by the new occupants of the Theatre, the San Diego Lyric Opera, as well as the developer and the architect that took on the massive reconstruction.
And, it was that series of images that inspired the developer and his personal architect to recommend me to shoot his home for San Diego Magazine. Since then, my Architectural work has been keeping pace with my Fine Art Photography work, and I owe it all to a little trespassing on Christmas morning.
www.holtwebb.com
www.myspace.com/holtwebb
© Holt Webb Photography
San Diego Magazine is currently featuring my photographs of a beautiful Rancho Santa Fe home in an article entitled, Cool Ranch, written by Deirdre O’Shea.
http://www.sandiegomag.com/issues/september06/featurec0906.asp
In April of 2006, San Diego Magazine featured my first photographs of a stunning home overlooking the cliffs of Encinitas.
Materializing the Immaterial
The Architecture of Wallace Cunningham
Published by Yale University Press
California...A Great Place to Live
Published by Rhino Media Works
Home
Published by Millennium House
It's all been very exciting, and very busy. And, it all came about because of an abandoned building in my neighborhood...
It was December 25, 2004 and the North Park Theatre had been under reconstructive demolition for over a year. What was once a state of the art Motion Picture house in the 1920s golden era of Hollywood, had begun a slow descent into abandonment and disrepair. When I arrived that Christmas morning, the theater had already been gutted and stripped of everything that could be removed without incorporating a wrecking ball. The seats were gone. The stage was empty. There were no fountains, no columns, no life. It was, simply put, a shell of its former self.
That is when I started the project. With the working lights still twinkling in the dark just before dawn, I climbed over the fence to record images of the theater in its second infancy. It was being reborn, and I knew I had to capture these moments lest they be lost forever behind new paint and acoustic paneling. I was trespassing, but I rationalized that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity and decided that it was well worth the risk. And, looking back, I believe I made the right choice.
So, with teeth chattering from the cold (yes, it does get cold in San Diego in the winter) and cameras set up, I began the first of uncountable rolls of black and white film.
It took 3 months to get official permission to enter the property (for safety reasons), and another 8 months and countless trips back into the theater to record the progress of its renovation, but the completed project was well received by the new occupants of the Theatre, the San Diego Lyric Opera, as well as the developer and the architect that took on the massive reconstruction.
And, it was that series of images that inspired the developer and his personal architect to recommend me to shoot his home for San Diego Magazine. Since then, my Architectural work has been keeping pace with my Fine Art Photography work, and I owe it all to a little trespassing on Christmas morning.
www.holtwebb.com
www.myspace.com/holtwebb
© Holt Webb Photography
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