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JOHN A. SIKITA

artist photographer philanthropist

John Sikita

Feb 24, 20192 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...

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John Sikita

Feb 3, 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...

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John Sikita

Jan 26, 20191 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...

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John Sikita

Dec 31, 20181 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...

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John Sikita

Dec 16, 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...

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John Sikita

Dec 9, 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....

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John Sikita

Sep 2, 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...

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John Sikita

May 27, 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...

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John Sikita

Mar 25, 20182 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...

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John Sikita

Jan 8, 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...

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John Sikita

Oct 20, 20171 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...

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John Sikita

Jul 15, 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...

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