Wednesday, February 18, 2015 // The Statement
8B
Last November, I had the
opportunity to photograph Norm
Holtz, a farmer from Ida, Mich. I
met Norm at Detroit’s Eastern
Market, where he’s been selling
produce since 1968. His hands
were still dirty from that morn-
ing’s work on sixty acres of farm-
land that have belonged to his
family since the late 19th century.
Born and raised in Ida, he started
working on the farm while in high
school. Norm hasn’t stopped
since and has no plans to retire
any time soon.
VISUAL STATEMENT:
NORM
Farm hands assist Norm during a harvest.
Norm Holtz stands in an outbuilding that he uses for storing excess produce.
Photo Story by William Lynch
Norm sits at the kitchen table in his home in Ida, Mich.
Norm loads heads of cauliflower for a delivery to Toledo, Ohio.
Norm works in the field on his farm.