Wednesday, May 07, 2008

john holbrook photographs death row inmates

this from fort worth photog john holbrook:

John Holbrook has just completed his most recent project of nine months; Holbrook has photographed the inmates on Texas death row.

TO VIEW SOME OF THE IMAGES PLEASE VISIT THIS RECENT PERIODICAL;
http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=6895

A documentary about these photographs recently started filming . Doug Burgess with WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas said that a 5 minute piece will air on WFAA in early June and then will be licensed to CNN. In addition, Burgess is doing a 'long form' documentary piece that will take additional months to make. Burgess has begun going with Holbrook to death row in Livingston, Texas to continue this project.

An American and European tour of Holbrook’s photographs is being scheduled. John Holbrook will be attending the opening show in Oslo, Norway in October 6th thru 13th of this year. This Oslo show will be in the capitals ‘National Red Cross Center’. The show will then travel to London and Orleans, France and many other venues throughout Europe. The American tour schedule is being orchestrated by Dr. Rick Halperin who is a member of Amnesty International. One of Europe's most renown abolitionist Sandrine Ageorges . scheduling shows for Holbrook in Europe.

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