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Welcome to vanishingamerica.net
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Thursday, September 02, 2010 7:05:49 PM |
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WHAT IS The VANISHING AMERICA PROJECT?
The Vanishing America Project is a mulit-year journey I’ve undertaken to use my skill as a photographer and a writer to promote conservation and raise awareness about what we are losing – our culture, our wildlife, and our landscape – in hopes that some of it will still be around for future generations to enjoy.
"Your work is so inspiring and I find the Vanishing America images to be painful and truly beautiful at the same time....thank you so much for sharing!" -- Tracie Kautz Ganiel
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Images from my travels are now on sale...
Help support the Project! |
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Click to buy prints online! |
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Where is Holt?
I call the bus BABS. I call the Land Rover The Greasy Beast. My boy cat is Reggie, and my girl cat is Missy. And the five of us are currently in Grand Isle, Louisiana documenting the oil spill!
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR TOWN! |
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Vanishing America Videos on YouTube!
Get your Vanishing America Video Fix here!
Videos are available on my YouTube Channel!
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YouTube Channel
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PODCASTS -- Downloadable audio!
A picture is worth 1000 words, but sometimes the spoken word can contain a depth and personality untranslatable in an image. Here are my stories from the road... in downloadable audio format.
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Click here for podcast selections
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS...
Book a Vanishing America presentation for your school, club or organization!
Upcoming Events:
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival!
I will be joining Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Georgia River Network and Georgia ForestWatch for the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival.
March 7, 2010 from 2:00-6:00 PM at the Tara Theater in Atlanta.
If you would like Holt to speak at your school, club or organization meeting, send an email request to holt@vanishingamerica.net
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Wild and Scenic Film Festival
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The Vanishing America Project Documents the Gulf Oil Spill
If the threat of the loss of our Gulf Coast wetlands, wildlife and ways of life isn`t the perfect subject for The Vanishing America Project, then I don`t know what is.
I`ve been in Louisiana and Mississippi for over two months now documenting the spill, the coast and the people affected by the disaster.
It`s a difficult story to tell, especially when the American people are being led to believe that it`s all over and everything can go back to normal. Well, I am here. I have seen it all with my own eyes. And I can tell you... it is FAR FROM OVER.
I`ve been up in helicopters, spent the night on Coast Guard ships, dug up oil on off-limits beaches and have seen things that few people will ever have a chance to see. I`ve made friends with the people who are most affected by the disaster -- the residents, the fishermen, their wives and their families.
And I have been swimming in the water! Yes, the water that our own president has declared safe. It is not safe. Not by a long shot.
The Gulf Coast may look okay, but it is vanishing.
Look forward to a forthcoming coffee table book about the People of the Spill and a follow-up series titled Accountability. As soon as they are released, you`ll be the first to know.
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Beautiful Images from a Disturbing Place
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Artists supporting Artists
This incredible drawing of BABS (my Big Ass Bus) was created by my beautiful Goddaughter, Hayden Cromie... a firm supporter of the Vanishing America project (and of her "Uncle" Holtie).
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Follow my travels on this interactive map!
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Follow my journey across America. You`ll be able to see where I`m going and where I`ve been with images and stories of the journey. Click on the map to track the adventure... (we`re actually still working on getting the map up and running, so bear with us. Thanks!)
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I would love to hear from you...
Tell me what`s disappearing in your town! Maybe I can make you a stop on the tour!
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Share Your Thoughts |
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We Need YOUR Support! |
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To donate to The Vanishing America Project, please visit www.donatevanam.blogspot.com
Your contribution can be tax-deductible!
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DONATE HERE |
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Photos on sale! |
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From Wild Mustangs to small town life to pristine landscapes...
Go to Vanishing America Photo Sale to purchase anything from a little 4x6 postcard to a huge 30x40 poster, and everything in between.
You can even purchase t-shirts, mugs, keychains, and other merchandise with the image of your choice.
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Shop the images Here |
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MEDIA KITS AVAILABLE |
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Yes... we now have a media kit to share with advertisers, sponsors and project supporters. If you are interested in project sponsorship or advertising opportunities, simply download the kit by clicking on the link below.
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view press kit (pdf) |
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Private photography instruction available.
Email holt@vanishingamerica.net
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE VANISHING AMERICA PROJECT |
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Alicia Wszelaki of www.StudioRedDot.com -- photographer, documentarian, world traveler: "When I view your images I feel a mix of nostalgia, sadness and quiet. Your project is truly important."
Vicki -- Knoxville, Tennessee:"Your entire project is utterly fascinating. Lots of folks can take a pretty photo, but I think it takes a special eye to see and capture beauty in places where most people`s eyes fail to see it - i.e., the old, the decaying, the diminished... there`s a real beauty there and you seem to be able to capture it. Some of those images really tug at the soul."
Joanne -- Calgary, Alberta: "I didn`t even know places like this existed!"
Dave Smith -- Chattanooga, TN: "Nice site and what you are doing seems like it should have been done years ago! I am an outdoorsman and every time I see our forest getting gutted it`s like a knife being pushed in a little deeper. So kudos on your efforts to keep the public awareness on the front lines!"
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Most Recent Blogs...
Below is a list of my most recent weblogs. Keep checking in as new articles are added every week!
► When you get to the blog pages, click on an image in the blog and it will open up a beautiful slideshow of larger versions of each image! ◄
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BP Blues now on sale!
8/31/2010 8:51:22 AM
The song is out! Drew Landry's newest single BP BLUES, made famous at the Oil Spill Commission Hearings, is now on sale at iTunes... |
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New Video from the Gulf
8/27/2010 11:00:11 AM
On August 23, 2010 five concerned citizens set out on a boat from an undisclosed location... |
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On the Cover!
8/25/2010 7:36:02 PM
The Greasy Beast made the cover of the UK's premiere 4x4 magazine!
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"Discharge of Oil Prohibited"
8/24/2010 8:07:58 PM
DISCHARGE OF OIL PROHIBITED -- THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT PROHIBITS THE DISCHARGE OF OIL... |
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The Oil Spill is over. Bull!
8/4/2010 1:51:01 PM
Many of you may have been seeing on the news that the worst of the oil spill is over... |
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More Blogs...
Click here to read recent and archived stories about my travels... |
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Nassau Sun Front Page!
Jacksonville, FL -- January 17, 2009
The Vanishing America Project made the front page of The Nassau County Sun (MyNassauSun.com), the Saturday insert in the Florida Times-Union.
It`s a great article written by Sarah Stewart, and I`ve already received numerous responses from it, including a request to be featured in Land Rover Lifestyle magazine! |
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B E C O M E A S P O N S O R
Help Support The Vanishing America Project! It`s TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
With the fancy bus and Land Rover, this project may seem like it has it`s financial worries all sorted out. Unfortunately, it doesn`t. Every day is a struggle to find funding to take BABS to her next destination, and I need your help.
The Vanishing America Project gives back to the communities through presentations and donations to conservation efforts through The Conservation Alliance (www.conservationalliance.com).
If you would like to help, please click on the link below to donate whatever you can to help keep this incredible project alive and do your part to help raise awareness about what America may be losing!
You can also support the project by purchasing images and merchandise at www.vanishingamerica.smugmug.com where a portion of every sale goes to help conservation efforts around the country!
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