Jock Sturges

Introduction

Universally recognized for his controversial yet classically rigorous studies of childhood, adolescence, and naturist communities located along the coast of Northern California and in Europe, Jock Sturges offers in this specific work a conceptual break from his usual narrative. This photograph, far removed from the bodily exposure that characterizes much of his corpus, focuses exclusively and disarmingly on the face of the young muse, encapsulating the complex emotional transition that separates childhood from adulthood.