BIO:
John Hesketh (b. 1955) is an artist based in Laguna Niguel, California. Growing up, he was immersed in and learned photography growing up in the commercial photography studio his family opened on the day he was born. Interested in the improvisational narrative of the extended moment, John uses multiple and long exposures, often working in front of the camera to perform with light. His work is a personal embrace of family, community, and rituals of belonging.
John has taught photography at Orange Coast College for 30 years and more recently at Santa Monica College. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. His art is found in many public and private collections, including Principal Financial (Des Moines, IA), the California Museum of Photography at the University of California, Riverside, Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Ville de Paris), and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
