Scott Holcomb's photos

Rumors have circulated for years about an elusive man wandering through the Mojave desert wilderness dressed in tie-dye. Most of these reports have been dismissed by authorities as heat-related delusions, yet the sightings continue. Determined to get to the bottom of this, I set off on a search with camera-in-hand. Day after day, I scoured the desert landscape with no luck. When I least expected it, I caught some movement out of the corner of my eye, and there he was! Quickly, I aimed and pushed the shutter button as the mysterious man swiftly vanished into the desert scrub brush. Who is this man? After I sit on one of these granite "benches' for a rest, I shall continue my search to identify the tie-dye guy and learn about his life. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and a Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

An angry mob of Joshua trees has assembled near this picnic site in Joshua Tree National Park. They are outraged by humans burning charcoal in the barbecues, protesting the incineration of their distant cousins. Only the flimsiest of fences is holding them back! Never underestimate an irate Joshua tree!! This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Fuji 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Waiting . . . . This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 82mm L-1A filter using Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, also known as the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, is an English Roman Catholic parish church located at the junction of Hills Road and Lensfield Road in southeast Cambridge. It is a large Gothic Revival church built between 1885 and 1890. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 4000 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A few minutes from the casinos is the true beauty of Las Vegas, The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. I wager Las Vegas odds that you will enjoy a visit! This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Fuji 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Hot chile peppers showing their colors! This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:4.5/110mm lens attached to a T/3 (16mm) extension tube and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Rain seems a very distant memory here in the parched desert. After months of relentless scorching sun, a storm is approaching. Thunder rumbles in the distance and the wind begins to rise. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens with a HOYA 82mm HMC Y[K2] filter using Kodak TRI-X 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A view across Trafalgar Square of the fountains with Saint Martins-in-the-Fields Church in the background. There are benches for visitors to sit and relax, enjoying the sights of this historic square. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:2.8/85 lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SY44•2C(Y1) filter using Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Nature has created a dense hedge at the canyon's rim that serves as a very effective fence. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Greek statues gaze upon entering guests. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Unseen danger lurks. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

An impressive escarpment rises at the base of a high plateau in far northern Arizona within the Kaibab Indian Reservation. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens with a HOYA 82mm HMC Y[K2] filter using Kodak TRI-X 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Once upon a time, long ago, I was a crew member on a British yacht sailing up the Brazilian coast This photo was taken by a Yashica Electro 35CC film camera and COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens with a Pro 52mm (UV) Japan filter using Kodak 135 negative Daylight film, the negative scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Just my luck! I am minding my own business, flying high over North America in my private orbital-craft that I acquired at a secondhand aircraft shop, and . . . Kaboom!! Down I go, thanks to a fighter jet’s missile. It isn’t safe these days flying around the globe . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A second century AD, Parian marble Roman head of Marcus Aurelius. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

This seated granodiorite statue of Amenhotep was excavated at the Temple of Amenhotep III in Thebes. Amenhotep III, also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent or Amenhotep the Great, was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. He ruled Egypt from 1386 to 1349 BC after his father Thutmose IV died. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Lost in time before recorded history, this fortress withstood impossible odds before it’s defenders were banished into oblivion. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 82mm L-1A filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

For the past year we have heard rationale for war and efforts to defend against invasion. It seems that the world has a very short memory of the horrors of such conflicts between nations. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.