Tchotchkes

The archives of the artifacts of our lives through a lifetime of souvenir collecting.

The Grand Adventure

More on Our Adventures

1/29/12

Tigers

Posted by Mike Holtby at 3:10 PM

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1/28/12

Bears

Posted by Mike Holtby at 6:59 PM

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Turtles

Posted by Mike Holtby at 5:53 PM

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1/27/12

Fiji & Amazon

Posted by Mike Holtby at 5:55 PM

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1/23/12

Marbles

Posted by Mike Holtby at 6:04 PM

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1/22/12

Stone Art

Posted by Mike Holtby at 9:43 PM

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Artifacts

Posted by Mike Holtby at 9:00 PM

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Family History

Posted by Mike Holtby at 8:00 PM

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Arts Festival

Posted by Mike Holtby at 7:30 PM

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Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted by Mike Holtby at 7:30 PM

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GLBT

Posted by Mike Holtby at 7:00 PM

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Computers

Posted by Mike Holtby at 6:04 PM

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1/21/12

Red Comet

Posted by Mike Holtby at 6:05 PM

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Cameras

Posted by Mike Holtby at 5:12 PM

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1/20/12

Iron Creations

Posted by Mike Holtby at 7:00 PM

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Ornamental Blacksmithing

Posted by Mike Holtby at 6:52 PM

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Jeff

Posted by Mike Holtby at 6:07 PM

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Matt

Posted by Mike Holtby at 5:30 PM

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Boeing 747

Posted by Mike Holtby at 3:00 AM

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Balalaika

Posted by Mike Holtby at 2:00 AM

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King Hussein's Watch

Posted by Mike Holtby at 1:00 AM

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1/18/12

Horseshoeing

Posted by Mike Holtby at 6:08 PM

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1/17/12

Horses

Posted by Mike Holtby at 6:09 PM

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1/12/12

Telegraph Key

Posted by Mike Holtby at 5:51 PM

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  - Tigers
  - Bears
  - Turtles
  - Fiji & Amazon
  - Marbles
  - Stone Art
  - Artifacts
  - Family History
  - Arts Festival
  - Lifetime Achievement Award
  - GLBT
  - Computers
  - Red Comet
  - Cameras
  - Iron Creations
  - Ornamental Blacksmithing
  - Jeff
  - Matt
  - Boeing 747
  - Balalaika
  - King Hussein's Watch
  - Horseshoeing
  - Horses
  - Telegraph Key

About Me

Mike Holtby: I am a psychotherapist (now retired) and photographer. When in college I wanted to be a cultural anthropologist, but I couldn't figure out how to do fieldwork in some remote part of the world with a wife and small daughter. So I changed my major to Sociology. I eventually became a clinical social worker. I burnt out on that field in my mid-thirties, and went to art school in commercial photography. However, in the end the best balance proved to be as a private practice psychotherapist, with photography as an avocation. This eventually synthesized with my original interest in indigenous cultures around the world (I've been to 47 countries) photographing people for a project called "One Planet -- One People". My other photographic interest is wildlife, and I have been on a dozen African safaris, as well as Yellowstone in every season, and Alaska to photograph brown bears. My reasons are similar to photographing indigenous people: the ecosystem is collapsing and much of the wildlife I witness now may soon be gone. I have now come full circle, building a photo studio on Whidbey Island offering professional portraiture, and working on a photo book project.

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