Los Angeles Times...
"'Spokes' isolates one tiny, yet central aspect of an image shot in Amsterdam, of a bike against a riverside railing. Unfettered old world charm and a graceful dance of lines defines the work's appeal." -- Joseph Woodward, July 1997 review of group exhibit Sightseeing at Seven Sanctuaries Gallery.

 

O.C. Weekly...
His photography is extremely fundamental, relying almost exclusively on shadows, angles and negative space...Though a lot of Pope's work borders on the dark, everything else is abstract and ethereal...almost dreamlike." -- Michael Alarcon, March 2002 feature article.




 

Gazette Newspapers...
"John Pope's photograph 'Moonlight Mile' shows ocean bisected by sky that gradually becomes luminescent where it meets the moonlight, and proves romantically and conclusively that black is not a single color but a combination of colors." -- James Scarborough, March 2004 review of Plein-Air Landscapes group exhibit at Lance Green Arts.


 

Long Beach Press-Telegram...
One glance at Pope's black-and-white shot of Stonehenge and you'll agree: He's captured the mystery and mythology of one of Europe's greatest puzzles. -- Shirle Gottlieb, January 2003 review of Other Places solo show at Passport Coffee House.