PinnedJohn Sevigny·Feb 7, 2019A photographer kidnapped in Mexico, part 1The cartilage that connects my sternum and ribs is swollen and the pain shoots straight through to my spine — the result of having the…A response icon2A response icon2
John Sevigny·Oct 22, 2022Countless South Americans headed to the United States pass through GuatemalaGuatemala City — By now, the path between Caracas and Nuevo Laredo, Bogota and Juarez, Cartagena and Matamoros is well worn by the many…
John Sevigny·Mar 20, 2022Boxing, trauma and moving forwardLast night, while enjoying an espresso, I sat down to watch old boxing matches. It’s been one of my great loves since I lived in New York…
John Sevigny·Feb 21, 2021On Canvas, Authority Unleashed: Caravaggio’s Taking of ChristIn 2002, I spent a night in jail after getting swept up in a raid on a tiny Mexican cantina. It was not the first or last time I was…
John Sevigny·Feb 19, 2021In Retrospect: David Wojnarowicz’ buffalo photographOne of the most powerful protest photographs taken during Ronald Reagan’s corrupt and nationally senile 1980s is not documentary in nature…
John Sevigny·Apr 29, 2019Fire from Heaven: a book of photographs by John SevignyWhen I sat down to compile and design Fire from Heaven, my third publication of photographs, I wanted to make a book that looked nothing…
John Sevigny·Feb 28, 2019A photographer kidnapped in Mexico, part threeDawn arrived like a gray, contaminated tide, and brought in new men who nudged us awake with kicks and gun barrels. My friend later told…
