John Santerineross has been called "the leading neo-symbolist photographer of our time". His unique style and content has inspired a generation of image-makers. His influences are a mix of his exposure to Catholicism and Santeria as a child and a fascination with Greek mythology, world religions and iconography.

John Santerineross' first book, Fruit of the Secret God, was published in 1999 and his second, Dream, published in 2004 is an exploration of John's dream imagery and iconography through the use of the photographic medium.