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(3.41 - 172 votes)Adela on her work:
I was born in Szczecin, Poland. My family escaped Socialism by fleeing to Berlin, Germany in Dec 1981. I was 11 when I was told that we were never to return, nor visit home. And then I married a GI and moved to Georgia.
After a culture shock, 2 kids, a collage degree and a divorce, I struggled as a single mom to be a full time employee and a half time mother. An awful choice we have to make which isn’t really a choice. Yet I decided to quit and start my own business. Raising my kids full time was more important to me then anything else in this world. The business didn’t work out.
In the course of coincidences or fate, whichever you believe in, I became an assistant to the artist Laura DiNello who handed me her camera as a gift. And that’s how this career started.
Next Artist: Michelle Wasson
Previous Artist: Robert Mullenix
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Empty Spaces (#28143) By Adelaholmes
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Best Macro (#28142) By Adelaholmes
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Small Churches Of The South
FILE presents Small Churches of the South, a selection of images by photographer Adela Holmes that show small churches in rural Georgia and Louisiana....
Orange Night
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i love how use shadows and your view of the world; the LORD has given you a wonderful gift, keep creating
– morgan
Comment by morgan — February 7, 2008
Beautiful use of lighting in these – it creates a very dramatic presence.
Comment by Krystal Kerr — February 7, 2008
I’VE NEVER BEEN TO MUCH INTO PHOTOGRAPHY, BUT THIS ONE REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE.
Comment by jmoreno — February 7, 2008
i like to take pictures and this one is very in teresting i do like it
Comment by allie — February 7, 2008
Your photos are amazing. I really like them alot.
Comment by Syn — February 7, 2008
I’ve been a fan of Adela Holmes for years. Her images are both ethereal and realistic. Her statement sheds light on her artistic vision. Her photography is well worth a visit to her website.
Comment by Jo Lynn Still — February 7, 2008
I think Adela is in the emerging artist phase of her career. That said, I love her fearless use of images just becoming: being on the edge of abstraction or unreadable but still being recognizable. She does this with blur, over- and under- exposed images. She certainly shoots photos that meet my taste.
I would encourage her to shoot wildly and fearlessly as she already is. And experimentaly too. She hasn’t hit her mature phase yet so now is the time to experiment.
Adela go, go, go as you already are. You are on the right path.
Comment by Roger E. Sadler — February 7, 2008
These pictures are hauntingly beautiful. They have touched my soul. The world is lucky that Ms. Holmes found a camera.
Comment by Norio Haga — February 7, 2008
Your work is a little jarring and surprising in its originality. I love the way you play with focus and light.
Comment by Amy — February 7, 2008
I think your images make wonderful use of light and shadows.
Beautiful capture of falling water on the lovely back.
My grandmother was first generation American. I am half Polish and half Hungarian. She would make us eat ducks blood soup. And she would speak Polish whenever she didn’t want us to understand her. I am proud of my Polish heritage and wish to visit some day.I miss my Busha (sp?) greatly.
Good luck on your photo adventure-I believe you are very talented.
Comment by Mish — February 7, 2008