John Sexton Lecture and Book Signing - Ansel Adams: A Personal Recollection May 9, 2011

Join internationally respected photographer, print maker, and educator John Sexton as he shares personal recollections and anecdotes from his close working relationship with Ansel Adams. **Sexton's audio-visual presentation will explore the nuances of Adams' renowned photographic techniques and provide insights into Ansel's creative process. John will present some of Adams' best-known photographs, along with the accompanying negatives. These images will be transformed on the screen from the negative to the final print, progressing through various phases in the evolution of a finely crafted expressive photographic print. In addition, Sexton will discuss many of the personal aspects of working side-by-side with his friend and mentor, Ansel Adams. Sexton will also share images from his own thirty-five year career in photography. He is best known for his luminous, quiet, black and white images of the natural environment and his photographs have been featured in numerous international exhibitions, collections, and publications. He has published four award-winning monographs of his work, the most recent of which is Recollections: Three Decades of Photographs.

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