20x200Artists Joseph O. Holmes

Joseph O. Holmes grew up in a tiny factory town in rural Pennsylvania where his father taught him how to take pictures and to print in the darkroom.

Since 2004, Joe's prints have hung in a dozen shows around the country. His amnh series is included in the DVD collection, Photography Now: 100 Portfolios. He teaches photography at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

At various times Joe has been a legal aid lawyer, a prize-winning screenwriter, a freelance magazine journalist, and a janitor. His short stories have appeared in the literary journals North Atlantic Review and Phantasmagoria.

Joe settled in Brooklyn in 1984 where he lives with his wife and two children.

 

Stats

age:

53

education:

JD, Temple University, 1984

website:

http://portfolio.streetnine.com/