It had rained on some vivid green ferns in Maine and it was quite beautiful. I was moving the camera slightly and studying the ground glass. Looking at those 20 square inches, trying to find out just what were the right elements to include. John Sexton beautifulcameraelement share on social
I remembered seeing it and it was this metallic turbine and I thought it was beautiful. I had never been in a power plant before, but I felt, without being overly dramatic, compelled to make photographs of this for myself. John Sexton beautifulcompeldramatic share on social
And as part of my activity there, he had indicated he wanted me to work with him on that and conduct the various technical tests. And so a few months later I moved from Southern California up to the Monterey Peninsula where I still live today. John Sexton activitycaliforniaconduct share on social
So to me it's very similar in terms of trying to distill within the image, those elements that are gonna form, hopefully, a compelling visual statement. John Sexton compeldistillelement Change image and share on social
Whatever it takes to get the image to reach that level is what that photographer needs to do. And for me, I just have such a love of the tactile and sensuous quality of a black and white silver gelatin print. John Sexton blackgelatinimage share on social
In my mind I needed a symbol of today's technology, and I realized that what I wanted to photograph was the Space Shuttle. And so that's where Places of Power came into being. John Sexton mindneedphotograph Change image and share on social
It was amazing to watch him in the darkroom at an advanced age, still get excited when the results were pleasing. He still struggled like we all do in the darkroom and he struggled behind the camera, and when he had a success he was beaming. John Sexton advanceageamaze share on social
He was a very generous soul and was exceptionally dedicated to the medium of photography. John Sexton dedicateexceptionallygenerous Change image and share on social
I've never seen a surface that I think is more seductive in image making. John Sexton haveimagemake Change image and share on social
I remember being shocked when I came out from under the focusing cloth after a minute or two being submerged within that, at the startling green color of those ferns. John Sexton clothcolorfern Change image and share on social