“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.” IfsTryingStillsWholeWantedChangedMonthsApproachPhotographyDecidedPhotographerPursueIf I CouldWorkshopsYosemite Author:John Sexton
“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.” StillsTodayWantedMonthsActivityTestsMovedVariousCaliforniaSouthernLive For TodaySouthern CaliforniaPeninsulasMonterey Author:John Sexton
“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.” PeopleTryingSometimesWantedArtistAsksIndividualInspiringLifetimeExceptionalPedestal Author:John Sexton
“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.” MindTodayWantedSpaceTechnologyNeededPhotographyPhotographI RealizedSymbolsSpace Shuttle Author:John Sexton
