All three had been photography students at The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 1979 when they became Newton's longtime assistants, and all three went on to independent careers.
Kõik kolm olid õppinud fotograafiat Californias Pasadenas aastal 1979, mil neist said Newtoni kauaaegsed assistendid, ja kõik kolm tegid ka ise karjääri.