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John Sexton

John Sexton. Alyssa Jacobson Pd:11. John Edward Sexton Biography . Born in 1953, in Maywood California Fell in love with photography in 1960’s

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John Sexton

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  1. John Sexton Alyssa Jacobson Pd:11

  2. John Edward Sexton Biography • Born in 1953, in Maywood California • Fell in love with photography in 1960’s • The moment he loved photography was seeing film develop in a friend's enlarger, Sexton recalls: "We took some red Christmas tree bulbs and made what I later found out was a 'safe light' and I saw magic take place that night on a shaky card table in his bedroom and a week later I had my own enlarger." http://pdngallery.com/legends/sexton/bio.html

  3. Biography continued. . . • Went to Cypress College and graduated in 1975. • He originally was going to be an industrial-advertising photographer • He ended up changing his mind and is now a landscape photographer, because he went to photography exhibition and saw Ansel Adams work. • His wife, Lisa E. Goldberg, died of an brain aneurysm on January 21, 2007 at age 54. • He has two kids.

  4. Reasons • I chose John Sexton because his photos of landscapes were really interesting and I thought the way he took them and how they were mostly in black in white really caught my attention. • He takes pictures of great American Landscapes.

  5. Interesting Facts!!! • Sexton took a workshop with Adams, which lead to them working together. During the time they worked together Sexton acted as both assistant and technical advisorfrom 1979 to 1984. • He taught religion at St. Francis College • Big Brooklyn Dodgers fan!!! • In July 2009, Sexton was invited to throw out a first pitch at Washington Nationals Game! • He is very religious. He is Roman Catholic

  6. John Sexton’s artwork!

  7. Artwork continued. . .

  8. My artwork

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