Friday greetings, collectors! For this week's edition of Browsing the Archives, I've invited the expert eyes of photographer Joseph O. Holmes to choose his favorites edition prints. Not too surprisingly, he has selected exclusively from our topnotch lot of photographers.

And without further ado, let's see what Joe's eye has spied!

Waiting for Hand Grenade Practice, Southern Israel by Rachel Papo

I love Papo's series of young women in the Israeli armed forces, Serial No. 3817131, and this portrait is a great example. She captures the strange juxtaposition of femininity and weaponry perfectly. And what a title: Waiting for Hand Grenade Practice.

A Man and His Horse by Alison Grippo

There are a lot of photos that grab you on first glance, but not so many that hold up to repeat viewing. I've never gotten tired of this one. Part of its charm is the unembarrassed tenderness shown by a New York City cop.

Running Track by James Deavin

Such beautiful curves cut by those yellow lines. I love how this almost tips over into abstraction. And the icing on the cake is the shadow in the bottom left corner that grounds the whole image in three dimensions.

Untitled (LA20070805) by Noah Kalina

Noah shoots a lot of models, but this image reverses things, offering only the suggestion of someone who just got out of that bed. It's all the more erotic for the absence.

Cairo, Egypt by Stefan Ruiz

I had a hard time choosing between this frame-filling view of Cairo and Ruiz's other 20x200 selection, a roughly similar aerial view of La Paz, Bolivia. I finally chose this one for how Ruiz finds extreme chaos and orderliness, all in the same space.

LA ALBERCA #6 1/3/2005 12:56 by Bert Teunissen

I've long been a fan of Teunissen's work, ever since I first saw his prints at the Aperture Gallery. Though the series makes a point about globalization and loss of individuality, I love them for the sweet portraits and the lovely soft light that fills each of the homes.

Blessing over the Rice Machine, Guiyang, Guizhou Province by Shen Wei

This is an oddity -- a Shen Wei with no naked skin! This tableau from Wei's native China appeals to me for many reasons -- the composition and framing, the soft mix of colors -- but also because it reminds me of some of my favorite Chinese neighborhoods in Manhattan.

Keen choices, thanks, Joe!

20x200 edition prints by Joe:
Prospect Park
Prospect Park #2
amnh#30
amnh#10
amnh#62
View Joe's gallery images on jenbekman.com, visit his site and daily photo blog.

Past 20x200 artists who have Browsed the Archives:
Fernanda Cohen
Rachel Hulin
Jennifer Sánchez