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JOHN A. SIKITA
artist photographer philanthropist


Wine Country Tunnel
Tree tunnels are cool, but rarely do they present a new kind of picture. The standard pose is in the middle of the road looking down the...

John Sikita
Jan 22, 20231 min read


Bonsai in Snow
Bonsai Rock. Although not officially named, or marked on any map, this famous rock is certainly the most photographed place in Tahoe. I...

John Sikita
Mar 20, 20221 min read


Trees and Portraits
As you can see by the large number of landscape photos on my site, portraits are not my thing. Oh, I’ve gotten lucky here and there but...

John Sikita
Feb 13, 20221 min read


John Drive
With a street name like John Drive, there had to be a good picture here. Sure enough I spotted a great oak with some granite boulders...

John Sikita
Jan 17, 20221 min read


Horseshoe Bar Tree
Not far from the previous Horseshoe Bar Pasture is a tree that has been trimmed by years of cattle shading themselves from the hot summer...

John Sikita
Dec 26, 20211 min read


Horseshoe Bar Pasture
I have driven past this picture hundreds of times now. Every time I look over and tell myself wow, that would be a great pic in the right...

John Sikita
Dec 19, 20211 min read


Winter Grove
The snow report said only 18 inches over the next couple of days. That turned into 56 inches in 48 hours and resulted in us being snowed...

John Sikita
Oct 28, 20211 min read


Black Sand Beach Iceland
My bum back has me in arrears again, and quite frankly even if I was 100% I think I’d still be just too busy to go out and bag some new...

John Sikita
Oct 24, 20211 min read


Santa Barbara
Why is Santa Barbara so difficult to get to? The interstate ignores it. There is no airport unless you own a G4. And I think the only...

John Sikita
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Can You Take a Picture for Me?
Sometimes, the best inspiration is the question I get all the time. No, it isn’t, “Can you photograph our wedding for us?” That would be...

John Sikita
Jun 6, 20211 min read
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