ABOUT

John Cate lives in San Francisco and has been passionate about photography since college. After retiring from a career win the tech business, John took up photography full time. He travels extensively and has documented his trips in books, shows and other projects.Over the years he has focused on topics as diverse as the degradatopm of the built environment, the mysteries of fog and smoke, and the nighttime street scene in Paris.

 

In 2020, in the depths of Covid lock-down, he started The Daily Photo, emailing one or more photos accompanied by commentary that ranged from  philosophy and politics, from beauty and the history of the photo itself. The Daily Photo became a book and a boxed set of fine prints. 

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His role models are as diverse as his interests: early pioneers like Kertez, Brassai and Strand; mid-century masters such as Caponigro, Siskind and Callahan; and contemporary greats like Kenna and Misrach. 

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John has studied under master photographers Bob Killan, Claudine Doury and John Paul Caponigro. His work in held in several private collections.