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Monday, September 7, 2009
  • 1.my millionaier

    My millionaire friend Bill Gandall’s super rich friends. Palm Beach, FL. 1973
    Faith, Hope and Love: Jacob Holdt’s America is showing from October 2, 2009 - February 7, 2010. All photos © Jacob Holdt

  • 2.teenagers

    Teenagers in a Taco Bell restaurant after the high school prom. Natchez, MS. 2009

  • 3. an 87

    An 87 year-old woman I drove to Arizona where she wished to die. But during the whole ride she sat with the gun in her hand out of fear of me. Tuskegee, AL. 1975

  • 4. my landlady

    My landlady, the former prostitute Geegurtha, at the drug rehab center. Greensboro, NC. 1974

  • 5. S Ell.

    S ELL. Virginia. 1974

  • 6. Paternal

    Paternal love on the 12th floor in the slum. Chicago, IL. 1987

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Hitching a Ride
Hitching a Ride
Jacob Holdt's American Pictures
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Hitching a Ride

Jacob Holdt's American Pictures

In the early 70s, Danish photographer Jacob Holdt hitchhiked over 150,000 kilometers, criss-crossing America from coast to coast. Selling his blood along the way to finance what became a five-year trip, he captured thousands of images on a cheap camera his parents had sent him for his birthday. After touring a slideshow of these American Pictures around the world—a young Barack Obama attended one of his lectures—he became renowned for his razor-sharp yet poignant take on America. This fall Denmark’s Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is mounting a solo exhibition of his work.

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Art ,
Photography ,
Travel ,
U.S.A. ,
Jacob Holdt ,
Denmark ,
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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
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