Scott Holcomb's photos

The highlands of the New York Mountains of Mojave National Preserve are the only known habitat of terrestrial cetaceans, including the elusive mojave rock dolphin. Over the past few years I have returned to this secret remote area in my study of of these unique creatures. Like their marine cousins, mojave rock dolphins are very intelligent and playful. Skeptical cetologists have branded me as a quack and charlatan seeking attention, so I have taken photographs to back up my research and ongoing studies. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Planar 1:2.8 f=80mm lens and Kowa L-1A ø67 filter + adapter using CineStill 50D film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

And to think!! Some people call this sweet desert landscape a wasteland!! This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar/6X7 1:4/135mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm SO56•2C(YA3) filter using Kodak 400TX film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

According to Joshua 6:1-27, the walls of Jericho fell after Joshua's Israelite army marched around the city and blew their trumpets. Although excavations at Tell es-Sultan, the biblical Jericho, have failed to produce data to substantiate the biblical story, I suggest the archaeologists come here. The area is appropriately full of Joshua trees and the walls? . . . Well, I hate to blow my trumpet, but yes, the walls are indeed tumbling down. This photo was taken by a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm 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.

With Easter weekend upon us, I was privileged to be in attendance during the pontiff's visit to my remote campsite, deep in the Mojave National Preserve. I was both surprised and pleased that the liturgical schedule of His Holiness included The Granite Mountains. Upon further reflection, this unique and beautiful geologic formation is indeed a divine creation. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Planar 1:2.8 f=80mm lens and Kowa L-1A ø67 filter + adapter using Fuji160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A pathway leads through an open gate to City Hall of San Francisco. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:4/40mm lens and Asahi Pentax ø100 Y48(Y2) filter + adapter using Ilford Delta 400 Pro film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Immigration is a divisive issue in both Europe and the USA. On April 5, 2019 - President Trump declared America "full" as he warned illegal immigrants and asylum seekers to turn back from the southern border amid a surge in arrivals. I thought that I should check out the vacancy of my country several hours north of the Mexican/Californian border where Mr. Trump made this statement, to see how crowded the conditions were. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens and HOYA HMC 82mm O[G] filter using Kodak 400TX film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

I have been looking at the world through a windshield and seeing everything in a little bit different light for the past few weeks as I traveled into the deserts and mountains of western North America. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens and HOYA HMC 82mm O[G] filter using Ilford Delta 100 Pro film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Trestles and railings . . . this is paradise for the Fence Lovers of the world! This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord LMX Seikosha-MX (Chiyoko) TLR medium format film camera and Chiyoko Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 twin lenses with a Toshiba 49mm SL-1A filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Greeting the sun with open petals. This photo was taken by a Zenza Bronica S2 medium format film camera with a Zenzanon 1:3.5 f=150mm lens mounted on a combo A/B Extension Tube using Fujicolor Pro 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 Photo scanner and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

We stick together no matter how prickly things get. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1:4 f=150mm lens and Zenza Bronica SO56•2C(YA3) filter using Efke R50 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

To the distress of my sister, I maintained a collection of exotic pets as a child. Even as a young adult I found this millipede irresistible, naming him Leggy and training him to walk the circus tightrope. This 1974 photo was taken by a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC rangefinder film camera and COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens, the negative scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Ever since that incident between the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood, Grandma has erected a sturdy fence at the forest's edge. This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord Seikosha-MX (Chiyoko) TLR using Chiyoko Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 lenses with a 49mm Hoya R72 Infrared filter attached to a 30mm to 49mm Bayonet TLR adapter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.

We are hopeful that the weather will improve shortly so that the fiesta can commence once again! This photo was taken with a Minolta Autocord LMX Chiyoko TLR medium format film camera with Seikosha-MX Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 lenses and Toshiba 49mm SL-1A filter + bayonet adapter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. ― Aldous Huxley This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and Kowa Y2 ø67 filter using Rollei RPX 25 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

If the cover looks like this, I wonder what is inside the book? Biblioteca Central (UNAM) Juan O'Gorman architect Mexico City, Mexico 1953 This image was taken with a KИEB-60 medium format film camera with a МС BEГA-26B 2.8/120mm lens using Kodak Portra 160 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

We all know how annoying it is to have a bug buzzing around us. This bug has taken the annoyance to a new level. I certainly hope that an appropriate bug swatter is put onto the market soon!! This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord TLR medium format film camera with Seikosha-MX Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 3.5 twin lenses and a Hoya HMC 49mm Y[K2] filter using Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

No worries, these Curtiss Wright rotary aircraft engines last forever! Let's get flying! This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord TLR medium format film camera with Seikosha-MX Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 twin lenses and a Hoya HMC 49mm Y[K2] filter using Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Have you ever had the sudden realization, "Oh my God, we are really screwed!!"? This photo was taken by a Zenza Bronica S2 medium format film camera and Nikkor-H 1:3.5 f=5 cm lens with a Hoya HMC 82mm O[G] filter using Rollei SuperPan 200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.