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JOHN A. SIKITA
artist photographer philanthropist


Patience
Patience is a virtue of which I have none. It is also a lesson forced upon you by its very definition. The only way to overcome it is...
John Sikita
Feb 24, 20192 min read


When Opportunity Presents Itself
I had it all figured out. It was snowing all night and the wind was supposed to abate around sunrise. I have had an image in my head of...
John Sikita
Feb 3, 20192 min read


Half Full or Half Empty
I woke up at 5am on a Sunday to a freezing cabin, put my snow clothes on, dug the cabin wagon out of a snow drift, got me and Scout...
John Sikita
Jan 26, 20191 min read


Martis from North Star
Sometimes I wake up and head out not knowing where or what I will photograph. This is one such photo I caught, as I came around the...
John Sikita
Dec 31, 20181 min read


Sleepless in Tahoe
I actually slept like a baby one time in a tent on the Serengeti plains whilst listening to lions’ roar in the not too far distance. I...
John Sikita
Dec 16, 20181 min read


Smartest Dog in the World
My dog is smart. I know, I know…everyone’s dog is “smart.” But mine is the smartest. Maybe even too smart. This photograph proves it....
John Sikita
Dec 9, 20181 min read


Dollar Point
I have been driving by this picture for 12 years. I woke up late for the sunrise and on my way to Martis Valley I came upon this point...
John Sikita
Sep 2, 20181 min read


Milky Way Bonsai
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” So said John Muir. I envisioned this picture in my head ever since...
John Sikita
May 27, 20181 min read


Sand Harbor
As I looked out from the California side of Lake Tahoe, I could see that there might be a chance for a nice sunset from the Nevada side...
John Sikita
Mar 25, 20182 min read


Clearing Winter Storm Truckee
“..it looks like a Norman Rockwell painting John Allen..” is perhaps the best compliment my Mom ever gave me. And it was about this pic...
John Sikita
Jan 8, 20182 min read


California Bear
The Grizzly bear was officially hunted to extinction in California by the year 1922. If I didn’t know this I would’ve sworn this was a...
John Sikita
Oct 20, 20171 min read


Eagle Falls Bonsai
“Bonsai Daniel San!” I’ve seen the movie a million times and that is one of my favorite quotes. When I happened upon this tree in one...
John Sikita
Jul 15, 20171 min read
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