John Sexton (photographer)

John Sexton (photographer)

John Sexton is a world renownedFact|date=July 2007 American fine art photographer who specializes in black and white photographs.

Life

John Sexton was born in 1953. He was educated at Cypress College (Associate of Arts, with honors) and Chapman University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, departmental honors).

Career

Sexton worked for Ansel Adams from 1979 to 1984 (when Adams died), first as Technical and Photographic Assistant, then as Technical Consultant.

Sexton has taught at numerous photographic workshops in the past, and continues to do so. He has also lectured at many museums and universities.Fact|date=July 2007 John's work is in numerous permanent collections and exhibitions,Fact|date=July 2007 and he has been the subject of many articles in the photographic press.

Honors and Awards

* North American Nature Photography Association, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2005
* Kodak Professional Icon, 2004
* Kodak Professional Legend Online, 2000
* Cypress College, Thirtieth Anniversary Outstanding Alumnus. 1997
* Photographic Book of the Year Awards, First Place Monograph: Listen to the Trees, 1994
* Honorary Master of Science, Brooks Institute of Photography, 1990
* Imogen Cunningham Award, 1981

Publications

The following books of John Sexton's work have been published:

* "Recollections: Three Decades of Photographs", 2006. ISBN 0967218888
* "Places of Power: The Aesthetics of Technology", 2000. ISBN 0967218810
* "Listen to the Trees", 1994. ISBN 0821219529
* "Quiet Light", 1990. ISBN 0821217755

Major Exhibitions

* John Sexton: Twenty Years of Photographs, major retrospective exhibition, Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art.
* Quiet Light, traveling exhibition organized by the United States Information Agency, toured in fifteen countries in Europe, 1994 to 1996

elected One Person Exhibitions

* International Center of Photography, New York, NY
* Clarence Kennedy Gallery
* Polaroid Corporation Cambridge, MA
* The Weston Gallery, Carmel, CA
* Photo Gallery International, Tokyo, Japan
* Focus Gallery, San Francisco, CA
* The Afterimage Gallery, Dallas, TX
* Photokina, Cologne, Germany
* Alinder Gallery, Gualala, CA
* Folio Gallery, Calgary, Canada
* The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, CA
* Susan Spiritus Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
* The Friends of Photography, Carmel, CA
* Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, D.C.

References

* "Recollections: Three Decades of Photographs" (ISBN 0967218888)
* "Places of Power: The Aesthetics of Technology" (ISBN 0967218810)
* "Listen to the Trees" (ISBN 0821219529)
* "Quiet Light" (ISBN 0821217755)
* http://www.johnsexton.com
* http://www.pdngallery.com/legends/sexton/
* http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/john_sexton.html
* http://www.anseladams.com/content/contemp_photographers/johnsexton_intro.html
* http://www.photovisionmagazine.com/articles/sexton.html
* http://www.dearnogallery.com/artist_detail.php?id=18
* http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/lib/artists/sexton.php
* http://www.photovisionmagazine.com/articles/sexton.html

External links

* [http://www.johnsexton.com John Sexton's website]
* http://www.pdngallery.com/legends/sexton/
* http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/john_sexton.html
* http://www.anseladams.com/content/contemp_photographers/johnsexton_intro.html
* http://www.photovisionmagazine.com/articles/sexton.html
* http://www.dearnogallery.com/artist_detail.php?id=18
* http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/lib/artists/sexton.php
* http://www.photovisionmagazine.com/articles/sexton.html


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