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Jock Sturges: Life Time Hardcover – November 1, 2008

by Jock Sturges (Author, Photographer), Walter Keller (Editor)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
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My hope is that my work is in some way counter-pinup. A pinup asks you to suspend interest in who the person is and occupy yourself entirely with looking at the body, fantasizing about what you could do with that body, completely ignoring how the person might feel about it. People who make pinup photographs don't care who the woman is, what tragedies or triumphs that person's life might encompass. My work hopefully works exactly counter to that. My ambition is that you look at the pictures and realize what complex, fascinating, interesting people every single one of my subjects is. --Jock Sturges, the Boston Phoenix
Long known for his radiant black-and-white naturist portraiture, Jock Sturges has also been quietly working in color for more than two decades. Life Time presents a broad range of this color work for the first time and carries forward Sturges' extended portraits of families in Northern California counter-culture communities and on French naturist beaches. Working with the same models and their families in his long-term studies of growth, change and relationship, his large format images borrow significantly from classical periods in both photography and nineteenth and early twentieth century painting. The large color plates in Life Time represent almost perfect one to one translations of the original transparencies and are rich with detail and physical and psychological nuance. Sturges describes his work as "identity driven" because his portraits represent collaborations that stretch over entire lifetimes. The confident ease with which all of his subjects present themselves to his camera evidences a rare level of trust and friendship.
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  1. Print length
    192 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Steidl International Photography
  4. Publication date
    November 1, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    12.6 x 1.1 x 14.17 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    3865217001
  7. ISBN-13
    978-3865217004
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Steidl International Photography; First Edition (November 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3865217001
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3865217004
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.46 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.6 x 1.1 x 14.17 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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wiredweird
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2008
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Sturges has a unique talent for bringing his subjects to life on the printed page. Sometimes, he focuses on the single figure: a solemn child with skinned knee, coltish teen, or adult in the full bloom of her beauty. Other times, he sets his model against a glowing sky or evocative shore. Most of these photos present two or more subjects. That creates contrasts that I find an endless source of wonder. The figures of different ages stand out most obviously. Lingering over a group, however, reveals individual differences that I find more interesting, things I might never have noticed seeing each model in isolation. The most striking sets, however, might be those of a single model, taken ad different times. One series featuring Adèle shows this most clearly - photos from 2005, 2006, and 2007 show her starting the voyage to the adult beauty that surely lies ahead for her.

Like that cover photo, many of these pictures express familial love that I find deeply touching. They seem to reflect Sturges's own affection for his models, and their comfort and trust in front of his camera. Far beyond mere respect for his subjects, that friendship with them distinguishes his work from any other I know.

-- wiredweird
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A. Burchfield
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully done, great work
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2012
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I got my copy here at Amazon when it first came out several years ago and found the pictures to be among Sturges best work. If memory serves me correctly the book is mostly divided by subject (you'll recognize many of the names), and then chronologically within each name.
Not much to complain about here- just one Misty Dawn portrait, not her best, a few skinned knee or elbow pictures ( the person is in thr shot, but the body part is obviously the subject) and one shot of Maia that is obviously cropped with a background full of legs, knees and other body parts.
I'm glad I got my copy when I did, the resellers market now obviously thinks we have a winner here, I do too.
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Hugh Jape
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2008
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This Sturges' book is incredibly stunning. I'd not seen any of his colour photography, save for a few that appear in Aperture's 'Notes'. That was a much smaller book (in terms of its physical dimensions) and was seemingly a reflexive piece, exposing the conditions and processes that develop his work.

This work, Life Time, is MASSIVE! It is a collection of colour images that include many familiar models. There is an intimate, longitudinal aspect which is characteristic of Sturges' oeuvre.

Fans of Sturges will be familiar with the powerful, luminous quality of his black and white images. His colour photography is just as remarkable in that regard, if not more, than his black and white work. The quality of these reproductions is incredible and the publishers should be commended for producing such a magnificent collection.

If you're reading this then I assume you're probably somewhat interested in Sturges. Make haste in getting yourself a copy but be prepared to have your breath taken.
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Dr Stones
5.0 out of 5 stars Jock Sturges's best, and in color
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2009
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The work of Jock Sturges is truly unique. If you were to buy only one of his books, this is the one I recommend. The format is large and the color magnificent. The poses set this work apart. They range from apparent snapshots (they are anything but snapshots) with a casual look to carefully composed figure studies. Many have Sturges's trademark subject: a young woman looking straight into the camera, face completely relaxed, appearing totally comfortable with herself and also seemingly confronting you with the force of her being. While most photos are of individuals, many contain more than one person. In some, the models seem separate. In others, they seem intimately connected, as in the front and back cover photos. In all of them, the human form appears truly beautiful and absolutely natural. These two qualities are what Sturges consistently captures. These are his message to an uptight, judgmental world. These are his gift to all who celebrate life.
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C. Engler
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2019
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This book is amazing. Perfect pictures, arrived quickly, and it was wrapped up professionally. I’m very pleased.
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Barry J. Wadsworth
5.0 out of 5 stars oh what a beauty
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2009
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so far the best Jock Sturges book I have ever purchased, I was surprised at the size of it but that made for it having the best, most detailed photographs possible, would gladly purchase another of this type of book
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Michael Raymond
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Copy of this Treasure
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015
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Great copy of an important work.
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R. Bachand
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2015
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Beautifully done with great quality printing!
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poirier
5.0 out of 5 stars Le meilleur livre de JS
Reviewed in France on October 31, 2013
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Voilà le meilleur livre de jock Sturges les photos sont magnifique on retrouve les visages de personnes qui depuis de années pose pour lui je recommande ce livre a tout public
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D. C. Hopkins
5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST FOR ALL STURGES FANS
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2009
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I have just purchased this volume from Mr Sturges. Having been a fan of Jock's black and white work for many years I was interested to see how he works in colour. All I can say now is that this book is brilliant, most of the images are stunning. I love it, every page of it. If you are a fan of Sturge's work you must have this one.
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Rudi van Schaik
1.0 out of 5 stars verzamelaar
Reviewed in Germany on December 12, 2022
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kevin
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2016
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One of Jock's most sought after and collected titles. Beautifully presented. Quality through and through from a contemporary legend.
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Eric
4.0 out of 5 stars ambiguité
Reviewed in France on May 12, 2009
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Le travail de Sturges est borderline, pas à mettre entre toute les mains, facilement dévoyé, le reste est affaire de gout ou de dégout...
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