The Shape of Light

The Shape of Light

Tim Holt will be the featured photographer on Thursday July 9 a the PEEP Collaborative. Come by and say Hi and take a look at the exhibit.

u/timholt2007 — 3 days ago
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Upcoming Exhibit The Shape of Light: Abstract Photographs by Tim Holt"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“The Shape of Light: Abstract Photographs by Tim Holt” Opens July 8 at PEEP Photographer’s Collaborative

EL PASO, TEXAS — The PEEP Photographer’s Collaborative will present “The Shape of Light: Abstract Photographs by Tim Holt” beginning Wednesday, July 8, at 1400 Texas Ave. in downtown El Paso. The exhibit will remain on display through the end of August. The Collaborative  hours are from 9 AM to 3 PM, Monday through Saturday. 

The show features a selected group of framed abstract images from Holt’s recent body of work. These photographs move away from literal subjects and toward color, shape, movement, texture, and feeling. Instead of asking viewers to identify what they are looking at, the images invite them to slow down, look closer, and respond in their own way.

Holt’s abstract work explores the visual surprises that can be found when the camera is used less as a recording machine and more as a tool for discovery. Light, blur, reflection, shadow, and pattern become the main subjects. Ordinary details are transformed into images that feel mysterious, quiet, playful, and sometimes dreamlike.

The framed pieces in “The Shape of Light” were selected for their strength as finished gallery works. Each image stands on its own, but together they create a larger conversation about seeing. The photographs suggest that abstraction is not about hiding the world. It is about noticing parts of the world that are usually passed by too quickly.

For Holt, these images are also part of a larger question about photography itself. Does the camera simply show what is there, or can it help us see what we might have missed? In this exhibit, the answer is found in color, motion, form, and the small moments where the familiar becomes strange. He purposely moves away from the common and moves towards the unfamiliar, using just shapes and light. There are both color and black and white images in this exhibit. 

The PEEP Photographer’s Collaborative is a local gallery space dedicated to photography and photographic artists in the El Paso region. Located at 1400 Texas Ave., the gallery gives local photographers a place to show finished work, share ideas, and connect with the public.

The public is invited to view “The Shape of Light: Abstract Photographs by Tim Holt” beginning Wednesday, July 8. The work will remain on display through the end of August.

Exhibit: The Shape of Light: Abstract Photographs by Tim Holt

Artist: Tim Holt

Location: PEEP Photographer’s Collaborative, 1400 Texas Ave., El Paso, Texas

Opening Date: Wednesday, July 8

Closing Date: On Display Through: End of August

u/timholt2007 — 4 days ago
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The Shape of Light: Abstract Photographs by Tim Holt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“The Shape of Light: Abstract Photographs by Tim Holt” Opens July 8 at PEEP Photographer’s Collaborative

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EL PASO, TEXAS — The PEEP Photographer’s Collaborative will present “The Shape of Light: Abstract Photographs by Tim Holt” beginning Wednesday, July 8, at 1400 Texas Ave. in downtown El Paso. The exhibit will remain on display through the end of August. The Collaborative hours are from 9 AM to 3 PM, Monday through Saturday. 

The show features a selected group of framed abstract images from Holt’s recent body of work. These photographs move away from literal subjects and toward color, shape, movement, texture, and feeling. Instead of asking viewers to identify what they are looking at, the images invite them to slow down, look closer, and respond in their own way.

Holt’s abstract work explores the visual surprises that can be found when the camera is used less as a recording machine and more as a tool for discovery. Light, blur, reflection, shadow, and pattern become the main subjects. Ordinary details are transformed into images that feel mysterious, quiet, playful, and sometimes dreamlike.

The framed pieces in “The Shape of Light” were selected for their strength as finished gallery works. Each image stands on its own, but together they create a larger conversation about seeing. The photographs suggest that abstraction is not about hiding the world. It is about noticing parts of the world that are usually passed by too quickly.

For Holt, these images are also part of a larger question about photography itself. Does the camera simply show what is there, or can it help us see what we might have missed? In this exhibit, the answer is found in color, motion, form, and the small moments where the familiar becomes strange. He purposely moves away from the common and moves towards the unfamiliar, using just shapes and light. There are both color and black and white images in this exhibit. 

The PEEP Photographer’s Collaborative is a local gallery space dedicated to photography and photographic artists in the El Paso region. Located at 1400 Texas Ave., the gallery gives local photographers a place to show finished work, share ideas, and connect with the public.

The public is invited to view “The Shape of Light: Abstract Photographs by Tim Holt” beginning Wednesday, July 8. The work will remain on display through the end of August.

Exhibit: The Shape of Light: Abstract Photographs by Tim Holt

Artist: Tim Holt

Location: PEEP Photographer’s Collaborative, 1400 Texas Ave., El Paso, Texas

Opening Date: Wednesday, July 8

Closing Date: On Display Through: End of August

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u/timholt2007 — 4 days ago
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La Tuna federal prison in Anthony to close, ending nearly a century of operations

The La Tuna federal prison complex, which has operated in Anthony, Texas, since 1932, will be closed in an effort by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to address decades of deferred maintenance and staffing challenges, federal officials said Wednesday.

“These actions are necessary to address longstanding infrastructure and staffing challenges while ensuring the bureau remains focused on its core mission of operating safe, secure, and efficient correctional facilities. We will support our workforce throughout this transition and responsibly position the agency for the future,” Bureau of Prisons Director William K. Marshall III said in a statement.

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u/timholt2007 — 4 days ago
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A Drone photo from the last DEEP Drone Fly-In

This is a cool little panorama looking Northwest from the Franklin Mountain State Park taken last Saturday at the DEEP Fly In

u/timholt2007 — 4 days ago

Tides and Currents

Karen Hymer, a Silver City artist and owner of Light Art Space gallery, is featured in the Flash Gallery from July 2 through August 22^(nd). Tides and Currents is a photographic installation featuring images from the Galapagos Islands, presented on handmade paper and silk, and projected. The ocean has long served as an ancient symbol of the unconscious. As a metaphor, tides and currents frame emotional shifts, life transitions, and the timing of opportunities. This installation invites viewers to contemplate humanity’s relationship with the earth and with animals, past and present.

In the North Gallery, we present Light Dreams, a juried exhibition of alternative/historical photographic processes. Juror Jill Enfield, a fine art photographer and author from New York, chose thirty-three works by nineteen artists from across the country.  Light Dreams invites artists to explore light not only as a physical phenomenon but as an internal, psychological, and symbolic presence. The pairing of light and dreams suggests a space where conscious perception and subconscious experience overlap—where memory, imagination, and emotion shape how light is seen, felt, and interpreted.

Congratulations to the accepted artists:

Paul Adams, Hallie Allred, Mohan Bhasker, Lisa Cohen, Sandi Daniel, Rick Finn, Steve Goff, Cynthia Hurayt, Ayumi Ishii, Trevor Jackson, Kathleen Koopman, Marek Matusz, Ginger Owen-Murakami, Brendan Quirk, Ton Schless, Dennis Segers, Mark Timpany, Jalyn Turner, and Nathan Allen Wilkinson.

u/timholt2007 — 5 days ago
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Thanks to all who attended this morning's Fly-In.

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Thanks to all the pilots and drone-curious folks that came out to Franklin Mountain State Park for this morning's DEEP fly in! 15 pilots attended including 6 from Juarez. Lots of FPV drops today and several folks just curious about flying were there. A total of 30 people were there. Thanks to all who attended.
A beautiful morning with great flying weather!

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u/timholt2007 — 8 days ago
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What to know about the push to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools

No matter your religion, or lack thereof, the GOP-controlled State Board of Education want's your kids reading the Bible in El Paso Public Schools.
Of course, Charter Schools and private schools will be exempt.

Another nail in the coffin of public schools in Texas.

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u/timholt2007 — 10 days ago
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Downtown El Paso Wants You There. That Will Be $20

I recently experienced this when I took my wife to the Herb Alpert concert. It dawned on me that parking is WAY too high. Downtown El Paso keeps telling us it wants people to come back. We are supposed to attend concerts, visit restaurants, enjoy festivals, and help bring life back to the center of the city. Then event night arrives, and the parking garage puts up a sign that says, “Event Parking: $20.” Nothing says “Welcome to Downtown” quite like charging people twenty bucks before they even turn off the engine. For some people, that is only an annoying fee, but for a family living paycheck to paycheck, a student, a senior on a fixed income, or someone earning low wages, it may be the reason they stay home. A free event is not really free when parking costs more than lunch, and a fee that is equal for everyone does not hurt everyone equally. Add that to the cost of entering some of the venues (is La Nuber still overpriced?) and frankly, the charm of DTEP rubs off fast.

That may not be discrimination in the legal sense, but it creates economic exclusion just the same. It also works against the businesses Downtown is supposed to help, because every dollar spent on parking is a dollar not spent at a restaurant, coffee shop, gallery, store, or food truck. The garage gets paid first, and everyone else gets whatever is left, which is an odd way to build a lively Downtown. The city could offer lower event rates, parking validation, cheaper lots, shuttle service, or better evening hours for Sun Metro and the streetcar. Downtown should belong to the whole city, not just to people who can shrug off another $20 charge. We have spent years asking people to come Downtown, so it seems a little foolish to finally get their attention and then charge them for the privilege of showing up.

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u/timholt2007 — 12 days ago
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Come by the Collaborative today!

I am the Chosen Photographer today at the PEEP Collaborative from 9AM to 3PM, 1400 Texas Ave.
Come by and say "Hi" We can discuss why there are so many photos on the walls from all there other photographers except for my area...WTF is wrong with me?
Why do Photos make great gifts?
How hot is too hot?

And if that is too boring, you can catch the latest matches from two teams you have no idea where they are on a world map while sipping a cold one from the Podium Cafe.

u/timholt2007 — 13 days ago

weird banding effect

Anyone know how I might get rid of this weird badning effect? I have tried the debanding tool and it didnt seem to make a differnece. Blurring doesnt work either.

u/timholt2007 — 13 days ago
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Herb Alpert and the TJB

He probably will never be back to El Paso due to his age (91 years) but if you do ever get a chance to see Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, please do! What a great evening, sold out Plaza Theater and everyone left the place smiling.

u/timholt2007 — 14 days ago
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Jeff Ward images on sale for Father's Day

At the Photographer's Collaborative 1400 Texas Ave 9am-3Pm Saturday only!

u/timholt2007 — 16 days ago