I think it's crazy how similar artists and their fans are. People who feel broken or empty look for comfort in artists that they can see themselves in, and it can help them heal. And artists are the same broken or empty people, just on the other side of the line. They put their thoughts and feelings out there in hope that they can find people who relate to them.
It's just rare that they talk about their struggles as open and straight as Holden. Maybe that's why we all feel so connected?
Even if it’s just my phone, I still take pictures of pretty much everything I can. Maybe it’s a fear of forgetting and having that little piece of memory eases that fear, but it also allows me to see the art in everything around me. What a beautiful piece of writing :)
reading this felt like reading a patti smith book. thanks for allowing us into your mind. please never stop writing. we'd love to see more of your photos.
Would love a Holden Jaffe Photography coffee table book. I don't even have a coffee table but I'd get one
Me too!!!
i second this
I think it's crazy how similar artists and their fans are. People who feel broken or empty look for comfort in artists that they can see themselves in, and it can help them heal. And artists are the same broken or empty people, just on the other side of the line. They put their thoughts and feelings out there in hope that they can find people who relate to them.
It's just rare that they talk about their struggles as open and straight as Holden. Maybe that's why we all feel so connected?
this is so beautiful 😭 and spot-on 💓
thank you for letting us be a witness 🖤
never stop writing pls
Even if it’s just my phone, I still take pictures of pretty much everything I can. Maybe it’s a fear of forgetting and having that little piece of memory eases that fear, but it also allows me to see the art in everything around me. What a beautiful piece of writing :)
these are beautiful photos
i loved this
reading this felt like reading a patti smith book. thanks for allowing us into your mind. please never stop writing. we'd love to see more of your photos.
whoever said smth abt ur photos was LOUD and WRONG! beauty is in the eye of the beholder
thanks for letting us have the peeks in x
love them x
absolutely beautiful
Love hearing this part of you <3 thanks for sharing & for being here on substack- you’re a gift!