J.R. Valderas

J.R. is a longtime photographer who has worked for the Holland Sentinel and Holland Public Schools. The Holland High grad likes to use his skills to capture the history of Holland and tell the community's stories. 

Feature Story Bacha Popi performs at the LAUP ¡Fiesta! in the Holland Civic Center July 9.

LAUP ¡Fiesta! makes strong comeback


Feature Story Members of the audience react to Byron Stripling's performance with the Holland Symphony Orchestra while attending the "Pops at the Pier" concert at Eldean Shipyard in Macatawa, Michigan, June 16, 2022.

Bringing musical legacies to the next generation


Feature Story Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks, right, and residents scrub 8th Street in downtown Holland before the Tulip Time Festival’s Volksparade on May 14. 

Holland’s Tulip Time Festival makes a strong comeback


Feature Story Tim Price, co-owner of RollXscape Skating Center in Holland Township, right, shows skating enthusiast a set of LED quad roller skate wheels in the rink’s skate shop during the venue’s grand opening, Nov. 4.

Roller rink makes a comeback as RollXscape Skating Center


Feature Story Sangeeta Kar, of Sangeeta's Dance & Music of India in Midland, Michigan, performs a classical odissi dance at the International Festival of Holland in the Holland Civic Center, August 21, 2021.