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b"Holz Hollywood\\xa0is the true Hollywood story of photographer George Holz.\\xa0George Holz was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee , graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and assisted for Helmut Newton, whom he credits with guiding his career. As a fledgling photographer, he lived in Milan and Paris, where he shot beauty and fashion for major European magazines such as Italian Vogue and French Elle. Afterward, he moved to New York City, where he set up his famous studio on Lafayette Street, traveling frequently to Los Angeles and Europe to shoot fashion, advertising, and portraiture for major publications such as Vanity Fair and Harper\\u2019s Bazaar. His fine-art nudes have been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. His shows have included \\u201cOriginal Sin\\u201d and \\u201cThree Boys from Pasadena \\u2013 A Tribute to Helmut Newton\\u201d with fellow Art Center alumni Just Loomis and Mark Arbeit. Holz has collected a variety of prestigious industry awards over the years including a Grammy and a Clio.\\xa0Holz works as an adjunct professor and lectures internationally at museums and universities, mentoring young photographers and passing on his photographic aspirations to \\u201calways begin and end with light, \\u201d to \\u201cdo it all in-camera,\\u201d and to \\u201cbring modern photography back to the level of the artful burn and dodge of the past.\\u201dHolz continues to travel extensively for his commercial work, fine-art shows, and lectures, and is currently working on several projects, including his upcoming book of nudes. He presently bases in the rustic Catskill Mountains of New York, where he lives on a farm with his family, two dogs, and flock of East Friesian sheep. When not exploring remote locations and photographing his muses, George\\u2019s favorite pastimes include traveling the American backroads in his '58 Airstream and conversing with his chocolate lab, Ruby."