Today my passion is still black and white. Today if I have an array of cameras in front of me the one I would reach for that I would feel most comfortable with would be a 4 X 5 View camera. I was once working in a sort of soft light situation.
John SextonI support any procedure that allows photographers to express themselves, whether that involves color, black and white, platinum, palladium and digital technology.
John SextonMany photographers are consumed with the idea of making beautiful contact sheets. I am far more interested in making the best final print I can.
John SextonIt had rained on some vivid green ferns in Maine and it was quite beautiful. I was moving the camera slightly and studying the ground glass. Looking at those 20 square inches, trying to find out just what were the right elements to include.
John Sexton