John Holbrook

John Holbrook is in the process of photographing the death row inmates in both Texas and Florida. This exhibition entitled, 'Voices from Death Row' will begin it's multi-national tour in Oslo, Norway in the Fall of 2008.------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------The internationally known art work of Fort Worth,Texas-based photographer John Holbrook was recently revisited by the CNN network. His latest appearance featured his work on a recent ongoing project featuring the juxtaposition of everyday people within a religious context using adherent iconography. Holbrook first appeared on the network in an interview with esteemed reporter Jeannie Moos. Their rather interesting exchange took place at the internationally acclaimed art exhibit in New York City which was entitled “Jesus 2000”. Holbrook’s original photographic images were selected from thousands of prospective international candidates, and were ultimately described as being, “…one of the Spiritual Jewels of this historic event”. Curator Sister Wendy Beckett (BBC, PBS) felt a personal connection to the work and has certainly prioritized the photographs accordingly. The acclaimed “Jesus 2000” show has since exhibited in Chicago, St. Louis, and Baltimore; with other cities slated for selected openings, and an eventual tour of Europe and Asia is now in the works. Holbrook’s various photographic images have been published and circulated to over 69 countries, and all of the work is authentic in the respect that it incorporates no digital manipulation. These photographs are meant to provoke a spiritual introspection within the individual, as well as affecting the viewer with a deeper intellectual subtext.