Kim Holtermand
BIO
Kim Høltermand is a freelance architectural and landscape photographer from Denmark. Born into a creative family, both his father and grandfather are artists. When he's not out taking moody and epic photographs of architecture and landscapes, Kim works as a fingerprints expert in The Crime Scene Unit of The Danish National Police. Kim's work has been featured in numerous blogs, magazines and publications including Dwell, Photography Monthly, Baumeister, Grafik Magazine, D-Mode, Process Journal, Politiken, C-Heads, Euroman, MagMag, CarneMag®, Candy Magazine, Jyllandsposten, Page. The Magazine, Esper Magazine, Big Bang Book, The Hub Magazine, BITE Magazine, Lamono Magazine, CityVision Magazine and the 2010 Semi Permanent Book. Clients and brands Kim has worked with include Behance Network, Nilfisk, FibreShield®, VMware, Infiné Music, Schuberg Philis, Engelbrechts Furniture, Erik Magnussen Design, Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster, NovoZymes, gr_consult, Todor Kobakov, Borders & Frontiers, Robot Elephant Records, Amanda Levete Architects and Pantofola d'Oro. Kim was awarded NETDIVER Best of the Year 2008 and won 1st place in both the 2009 IPA International Photography Awards (Pro category 'Architecture Buildings') and in The 2010 APA Awards National Photo Competition ('Landscape' category).
EDUCATION
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Artist statement
I was born in Copenhagen in 1977 and used to work as a graphic designer in advertising. In 2007 I bought my first DSLR camera and started shooting and uploading my first series to the Behance platform which started a wildfire. I now work in the daytime as a fingerprints expert in the Crime Scene Unit of The Danish National Police and when I am not looking at fingerprints I work as a freelance architectural and landscape photographer focusing mainly on abandoned structures and desolate landscapes. Using a minimal and desaturated color scheme in combination with the absence of people, I create an eerie, epic and often lonely mood that evokes a mix of David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick.
Exhibition Dates
2011 'Chai 33' in Paris, France / 2010 'Photo Vernisage' at The Manege in St. Petersburg, Russia / 2010 'Plugzine # 4 - Back to Black and White Exhibition' in Beijing China / 2009 'Good Stuff!' at DASK Gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark
