In 1979, I received a phone call from Ansel Adams asking me if I would be willing to consider coming to work for him. I was teaching photography in Southern California at that point. John Sexton adamanselcalifornia Change image and share on social
I make photographs and still make photographs of the natural environment. It's a love because that was part of my life before I was involved in photography. John Sexton environmentinvolvelife Change image and share on social
When the object that is produced, the photographic image has the ability to make tears come to your eyes; to inspire you to the point where you have to catch your breath, then nothing else matters. John Sexton abilitybreathcatch Change image and share on social
The first day at the power plant I found myself photographing some steam vents on the roof of the structure. And I remember consciously thinking that they were just like trees but they were metal. John Sexton consciouslydayfind Change image and 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 took a workshop from him a few months after that. That experience changed my whole approach to photography. At that workshop in Yosemite in 1973 I decided I wanted to try and see if I could pursue this for myself, and I'm still trying. John Sexton approachchangedecide 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
I've found even after nearly 30 years of doing this, there are all kinds of new surprises that rear their heads at various times and I truly believe that 51% of the images, success takes place in the darkroom. John Sexton darkroomfindhave 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
It was an experience that was exceptional. People frequently ask what it was like and it truly was inspiring. Sometimes during his lifetime, people would try and put him on a pedestal and that's not where he wanted to be, but he was really a great individual. John Sexton exceptionalexperiencefrequently share on social
