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
Having photographed the landscape for a number of years and specifically working with trees and in the forest I found, without consciously thinking about it, that it was a great learning experience for me in terms of organizing elements. John Sexton consciouslyelementexperience 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
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
When I'm about ready to press the cable release on the View camera, I've tried to anticipate some of the challenges I'm going to encounter in the darkroom. John Sexton anticipatecablecamera 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
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
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
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
I've never seen a surface that I think is more seductive in image making. John Sexton haveimagemake Change image and share on social
