Location: Holthusen lives in San Francisco but was born in Reno, Nev.
Website: markholthusen.com
Major clients: SanDisk, HBO, Kohler, Qwest Communications, Chick Fil-A, Cleveland Ballet, Roger Waters, Honda, Target, Microsoft, Sony Music, Pottery Barn, Starbucks, Banana Republic, Adobe, Marie Callender’s, Toyota and others.
Media attention: His work has been lauded by Communication Arts, Create, Graphis, Lürzer’s Archive, American Photography and Photo District News magazines.
Recent accolades: 200 Best Ad Photographers (2009), International Photographer of the Year Award — Music and Product categories (2008), IPA/Lucie Awards International Advertising Photographer of the Year (2008), Hasted Hunt Gallery — Best in Show (2008). Holthusen also spoke on the intersection of art and technology at the prestigious TED conference in 2006.