JM Janet Malcolm Journalist, Author “[The] arresting of time is photography's unique capacity, and the decision of when to click the shutter is the photographer's chief responsibility.” Responsibility Unique Photography ♥ 3
Jason Reeves Songwriter “I love writing and photography and the natural world that inspires them both. I'm working on getting as lost as I can in the beauty before it is completely wiped clean by the madness of man.” Men Writing Photography ♥ 3
Jean Cocteau Poet, Novelist, Playwright “Nothing is more intriguing than a still photograph in the middle of a motion picture... Just as an accident is a cry changed into silence and not a silence after a cry, photography is speed rendered motionless.” Silence Photography Cry ♥ 3
John Sexton Photographer “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.” Believe Artist Photography ♥ 3
John Sexton Photographer “I think the greatest photographers are the amateur photographers who do it because they love it. Arnold Newman is a good example; he is a consummate professional, but he's also an 'amateur' in the pure sense of the word.” Thinking Artist Photography ♥ 3
John Sexton Photographer “I think one of the aspects of photography that remains for me is I find the process still frustrating. The counter to that is that it's still very exciting. If you didn't have the frustration, you wouldn't have the excitement. If you didn't have the disappointment, you wouldn't have the magical intoxication of this process working.” Photography Disappointment Frustration ♥ 3
John Sexton Photographer “The reason I do workshops is so I can learn, and I am fortunate that I've probably gained more from the whole experience of teaching than any one participant has. It is all about asking.” Teaching Photography Asking ♥ 3
John Sexton Photographer “Many photographers are consumed with the idea of making beautiful contact sheets. I am far more interested in making the best final print I can.” Ideas Beautiful Photography ♥ 3
John Sexton Photographer “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.” Teaching Photography Phones ♥ 3
John Sexton Photographer “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.” Space Technology Photography ♥ 3
John Sexton Photographer “So when I became interested in photography and further being inspired by the work that I saw of Ansel and others, it was a natural extension to go back to these places that I knew as a kid and explore them with my camera.” Kids Photography Cameras ♥ 3
John Sexton Photographer “We all start in this medium because of the magic and the challenge is to keep it going.” Artist Challenges Photography ♥ 3
