Jock Sturges Quotes

A collection of quotes by Jock Sturges.

Jock Sturges is an American photographer known for his controversial works featuring nude portraits, often of adolescents and their families. Born in 1947, Sturges studied photography at Marlboro College and later received an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. His photographs, often shot in naturist communities, explore themes of youth, beauty, and the complexities of human relationships. While his work has faced criticism and controversy due to its subject matter, Sturges maintains that his intention is to capture the vulnerability and naturalness of his subjects.

The truth is that from birth on we are, to one extent or ano

The truth is that from birth on we are, to one extent or another, a fairly sensual species.

Jock Sturges

Truth Birth

All my life I've taken photographs of people who are complet

All my life I've taken photographs of people who are completely at peace being what they were in the situations I photographed them in.

Jock Sturges

Peace

We live in an age where anonymity is growing in magnitude li

We live in an age where anonymity is growing in magnitude like a bomb going off.

Jock Sturges

Age

We can see the Divine in each speck of dust, but that doesn'

We can see the Divine in each speck of dust, but that doesn't stop us from wiping it away with a wet sponge. The Divine doesn't disappear; it's transformed into the clean surface.

Paulo Coelho


Physical beauty is such a strange thing.

Physical beauty is such a strange thing.

Jock Sturges

Beauty