Jock Sturges Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I know the families that I photograph extremely well, and I've known them for a very long time.”

“What I'm good at is making art.”

“In fact, I don't believe I'm guilty of any crimes, but I've always been drawn to and fascinated by physical, sexual and psychological change, and there's an erotic aspect to that.”

“I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the body. Now, I recognize that there are certain postures and angles that make people see red, which are evidence of original sin or something, and I avoid that.”

“It's really, really hard to make it as a fine-art photographer exclusively.”

“But empirically I've come to understand that my photographs really don't do any harm.”

“I'm an artist that's attracted to a specific way of seeing and a way of being.”

“That dichotomy between the public consumption of the work and my intent and practice in making it is an uneasy one for me, on occasion.”

“There are photographs that I don't take now that I previously would have taken without any thought at all as to any misinterpretations.”

“Before, I'd photograph anything. I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the body.”