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About Christopher Holt
Christopher Holt is a photographer, blogger, poet and roadie of the mind who seeks through his work to illuminate the human experience. His travels to the American Southwest, Italy, France, Mexico and various parts of Canada and more have helped shape his views of humanity and the planet we live on.
He is the author of A Year of Sitting: a Zen Journal. From the stillness of Zen to the melancholy of graveyards to the surreal transcendence of Vegas and the Burning Man festival, Chris' writing and photography teases light from dark places and casts questioning shadows into our myths and beliefs.
Chris lives in Victoria, British Columbia with his wife, daughter, parrot, special needs cats and a Basset Hound. He grew up in Vancouver's Coal Harbour on a boat during the late 60s and 70s, the child of two hippies. His youth on the docks, with Stanley Park as his backyard, shaped his imagination and fueled his belief that life is best lived lightly, and needs no bill of sale. You can view Christopher's photos at www.chrisholtphotos.com. Chris is also Vice-President of Life As A Human.
Skull Sale
One of the things I love most about photography is that you don’t have to go far and wide to find beautiful photos; you can find them anywhere. Often they are right under your nose. This skull has been hanging around our home for many years —... [Read more]
Life As A Human Likes…2
Life As A Human Likes is a weekly feature of fascinating, enlightening, fun or perhaps just odd blogs and websites that enliven the experience of being human. This week, we feature visuals and consciousness. [Read more]
The Mystery Consciousness
Christopher Holt looks at how most adults lose our ability to appreciate magic and mystery in the world around us, and delves into one of the greatest mysteries of our time — crop circles. [Read more]
Human Gestures Meet User Interfaces for SciFi-Like Results: TED Talk
Humans may soon have access to an amazing user interface based on the one showcased in the Tom Cruise movie Minority Report, a science fiction film that is seeming less and less like science fiction every day. Watch John Underkoffler's TED talk on the future of the User Interface. [Read more]
Turning It
One of the great things about photography is the incredible diversity of images one can collect. I say collect as opposed to make because there is a difference even though the line between taking pictures and making pictures is so blurry these days. Here’s... [Read more]
Hippie Lessons #1
I grew up in the 60s and 70s. My parents were pretty much hippies, flower power, tie-dyed, peace loving boaters. We lived mostly on a series of boats in the heart of Vancouver in Coal Harbour, nestled into a corner of Stanley Park. As I look back, it seems my childhood was always summer. Guess that's a variation on rose tinted glasses. [Read more]
Falling Up Stairs: The Photography of Ascent and Descent
A photographer explores the symbolism and structure of stairways, and their effect on our conscious and unconscious. [Read more]
No Life as a Human: How the Earth Reclaims The Wild
Writer and photographer Chris Holt comes upon an abandoned homestead on an island and ponders how easily nature can erase human life to reclaim the wild. [Read more]
Orange Chairs: A Photographic Enigma
The placement of two orange chairs in a Venice basilica bother the photographer. Who put them there and why? That is the eternal question. [Read more]
SOS: It’s Time to Save the Whales Again
Just when you thought it was almost safe to go back in the water, Japan, Norway and Iceland are pushing to kill more whales under the guise of conservation. It's slick PR, but nobody did a focus group with the whales. [Read more]
