Book

The Last Day of Summer

: Photographs by Jock Sturges

In 1990, the FBI entered Sturges's studio and seized his work, claiming violation of child pornography laws. Citizens, artists, and the media responded with outrage. "With The Last Day of Summer," Aperture accords Sturges's vision the dignity and respect

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“I simply use what is there. It's not an accident that Edward Weston took most of his pictures with a six-dollar lens that he bought at a junk store. Good photographers usually have a very simple technique.”

— Jock Sturges, amazon.com

Tagged: Photography, What Camera Should I Use?, Keep It Simple Stupid

“I've come to understand that what is most beautiful about people has to do with who they are naturally, and least to do with my preconception.”

— Jock Sturges, amazon.com

Tagged: Argument for Documentation (Instead of Art), Going with the Flow of Others, Quote of the Moment

“Anytime I photograph a person, there is loss implicit in the image, because the next time I photograph them, they will have changed.”

— Jock Sturges, amazon.com

Tagged: Photography, Loss, Imagery, Preservation as Loss

“I let my work lead me.”

— Jock Sturges, amazon.com

Tagged: Work, Artist Work Strategies