Holly Suicide (AKA Daniella Ciccone) was a young woman who was a habitué of the Smilin’ Buddha Cabaret on West Hastings, not far from Main. It was the best place to see and listen to very loud punk bands. It was there where I first saw Art Bergmann and his K-Tels, 50% Off and The Wankers just to mention a few.

I befriended Holly and I was able to photograph her twice. For the first session (the picture you see here) she was living at an old building (it is still there) on West Georgia and Bute. It had bay windows and I took these pictures using the beautiful window lighting.

Holly Suicide in Red