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JOHN A. SIKITA
artist photographer philanthropist


Crystal Palace
Ok so I lied… One more foray into the freezing morning cold. I flipped a coin as to whether to take my camera bag with me on Scout’s...
John Sikita
Mar 25, 20191 min read


Truckee Tree Moss
I think I’m done with the snow. This has been one of Tahoe’s biggest snow years and I’m done with it. Done with digging out the cabin...
John Sikita
Mar 17, 20191 min read


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


Getting Lost
My wife likes to tell people that you could put a bag over my head and ship me to a far-off land and within minutes tell you exactly...
John Sikita
Feb 10, 20191 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


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


Lens Cloth
I like salsa. I like all kinds of salsa. I really like spicy salsa. I really, really, like homemade, fresh, spicy salsa. So, I...
John Sikita
Dec 1, 20182 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
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