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JOHN A. SIKITA
artist photographer philanthropist


Investigations in Black and White
I’ve always loved black and white photography, but I’ve never been good at it. I never understood how you could tell an image would be...
John Sikita
Dec 1, 20191 min read


Resolve
The Bald Eagle is proof that conservation works. Once on the brink of extinction the Bald Eagle has made an amazing comeback over the...
John Sikita
Nov 18, 20181 min read


Cow Coincidence
There is something about Cows that make good pictures. Maybe it’s because they stand so still. I’ve photographed this tree before in...
John Sikita
Sep 15, 20181 min read


Leave Only Footprints
I used to think that anything human or human made couldn’t possibly warrant my time to photograph it. It would drive me crazy to come to...
John Sikita
Sep 9, 20181 min read


Ray of Light
I first discovered Antelope Canyon 20 years ago whilst trying to teach myself photography from the pages of John Shaw’s Guide to Nature...
John Sikita
Aug 26, 20182 min read


Ice Glass
I landed in Reykjavik, Iceland amidst a full-on gale with 70mph winds. My hats off to the pilot. My guide picked me up at the airport in...
John Sikita
Aug 18, 20182 min read


Sydney
This week is a bit of thanks to Australia. Firefighters from Australia were mobilized a few days ago to assist the United States with...
John Sikita
Aug 5, 20181 min read


Tunnel View
The most photographed spot in Yosemite. The crown jewel view of the US National Parks. Its probably one of the most photographed spots...
John Sikita
Jul 29, 20181 min read


Sail Race
I sailed the other day, which is why I chose to post this picture of boats racing off the Santa Barbara coast. It reminded me of the...
John Sikita
Jul 22, 20181 min read


Bodega Bay
“Never wake a sleeping baby.” as the adage goes. Whilst touring the rugged Sonoma Coast my son had all the scenery he could take and...
John Sikita
Jul 14, 20181 min read


Gerald
Poor Gerald. Always getting kicked off the buoy! If you’ve seen the Disney flick Finding Dory you will know what my inspiration for...
John Sikita
Jun 30, 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


Fluke
“They say the sea is cold but contains the warmest blood of all.” I have never seen a whale in the wild or that poor fish bowl they call...
John Sikita
May 13, 20181 min read


Sky Tree
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” If this is the only thing I...
John Sikita
May 6, 20181 min read


Tuscany
It’s as easy to get lost in Tuscany as it is to photograph Tuscany. Just point and go. My father and I photographed this very same...
John Sikita
Apr 29, 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


Scripps Pier
A 1000 ft long pier used by UCSD to pump fresh seawater into its research tanks, the Scripps pier is one of the longest research piers in...
John Sikita
Mar 18, 20181 min read


Titan Del Norte
Nothing beats a good ol’ fashioned treasure hunt. In this case, the treasure was one of the largest trees on earth. Called Titan Del...
John Sikita
Feb 4, 20182 min read


"White Men Can't Jump!"
“White Men Can’t Jump!” I learned this even before Wesley Snipes coined the term in the name sake movie when I captured this pic of a...
John Sikita
Jan 21, 20182 min read


Napa Valley Fire
The Napa Valley fires of 2017 were absolutely devastating. The latest numbers are 41 people dead, 220,000 acres, and 2,800 homes burned. ...
John Sikita
Jan 14, 20182 min read
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