--- product_id: 13112281 title: "Jock Sturges: The Last Day Of Summer" price: "$325.81" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/13112281-jock-sturges-the-last-day-of-summer store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Jock Sturges: The Last Day Of Summer **Price:** $325.81 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Jock Sturges: The Last Day Of Summer - **How much does it cost?** $325.81 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/13112281-jock-sturges-the-last-day-of-summer) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Jock Sturges: The Last Day Of Summer [Philips, Jayne Anne, Sturges, Jock] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Jock Sturges: The Last Day Of Summer Review: Insights of a Modern Master - This is a beautiful little volume that features color portraits and preliminary studies alongside the wise, even brilliant observations of a most important photographer. His work, while always aesthetically sumptuous, exerts, without necessarily intending to, ineluctable commentary on a culture of shame, censorship, and perhaps the seminal component of societal dissembling and duplicity – repression of truth about the human body. How did we get here? Does this all evolve from “knowledge of good and evil”? I am not equipped to trace the lineage but do know that much actual evil can be tracked to an apparent contempt for our own bodies, this essential vessel of our humanity – without which our existence would be unrecognized. The tendrils of this contempt radiate as an entangling malignancy and acts as central embedded underpinning of false construct in many human societies. Sturges himself addresses this very concept in the following paragraph from the book. It is the most cogent direct insight on the subject I think I’ve yet encountered, encapsulating a truth one comes to almost instantly and certainly in any overview and appreciation of his oeuvre: “Naturists know that there is nothing shameful about the body – that it is by hiding our bodies from each other that we create perverse interest. Cultures that do away with these concealments suffer less social pathology. The vast sea of sexy, provocative photography with which we are bombarded daily invariably involves models/actors/performers/celebrities dressed in skimpy clothing and innuendo. Such visual tactics goad the imagination into lascivious exercise, an aesthetic callisthenic that is completely obviated by the simple fact of nudity.” NOTES Jock Sturges Review: But is it Art? - Jock Sturges is well known in photography and legal circles. His pictures of mostly young women have netted him praise and legal action. In this book, he explains how and why he makes these pictures. There are also comments from some of his subjects, many of whom have posed for him numerous times over the years. They uniformly seem to have been benefitted from the experience, and Mr. Sturges shares his beliefs about the nature of photographing people in the nude. If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, your reaction will certainly depend upon your own beliefs about what is appropriate subject matter for general publication. Mr. Sturges makes most of his pictures in France,(and some in the rural 'hippie' communes of Northern California) and, as was pointed out in the play 'My Fair Lady' the French don't care what they do, as long as they pronounce it properly. However, don't expect to see typical 'glamour' photography here. These pictures are set in peoples actual living spaces. There is beauty to be found here, but it is closer to reality than any fantasy dreamed up for sexual purposes. These are pictures that will make you think. So, is this art? As some judge said, I know it when I see it. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #431,260 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #428 in Individual Photographers #720 in Photograpy Equipment & Techniques #1,317 in Individual Artists (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (106) | | Dimensions | 9.45 x 0.31 x 11.42 inches | | Edition | Reissue | | ISBN-10 | 0893815381 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0893815387 | | Item Weight | 1.37 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 96 pages | | Publication date | June 15, 2005 | | Publisher | Aperture | ## Images ![Jock Sturges: The Last Day Of Summer - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81iMZZ6Gc-L.jpg) ![Jock Sturges: The Last Day Of Summer - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81-BlVqIRoL.jpg) ![Jock Sturges: The Last Day Of Summer - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/813nSk7dYML.jpg) ![Jock Sturges: The Last Day Of Summer - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81t6TAmR17L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Insights of a Modern Master *by M***E on December 20, 2023* This is a beautiful little volume that features color portraits and preliminary studies alongside the wise, even brilliant observations of a most important photographer. His work, while always aesthetically sumptuous, exerts, without necessarily intending to, ineluctable commentary on a culture of shame, censorship, and perhaps the seminal component of societal dissembling and duplicity – repression of truth about the human body. How did we get here? Does this all evolve from “knowledge of good and evil”? I am not equipped to trace the lineage but do know that much actual evil can be tracked to an apparent contempt for our own bodies, this essential vessel of our humanity – without which our existence would be unrecognized. The tendrils of this contempt radiate as an entangling malignancy and acts as central embedded underpinning of false construct in many human societies. Sturges himself addresses this very concept in the following paragraph from the book. It is the most cogent direct insight on the subject I think I’ve yet encountered, encapsulating a truth one comes to almost instantly and certainly in any overview and appreciation of his oeuvre: “Naturists know that there is nothing shameful about the body – that it is by hiding our bodies from each other that we create perverse interest. Cultures that do away with these concealments suffer less social pathology. The vast sea of sexy, provocative photography with which we are bombarded daily invariably involves models/actors/performers/celebrities dressed in skimpy clothing and innuendo. Such visual tactics goad the imagination into lascivious exercise, an aesthetic callisthenic that is completely obviated by the simple fact of nudity.” NOTES Jock Sturges ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ But is it Art? *by F***E on August 21, 2005* Jock Sturges is well known in photography and legal circles. His pictures of mostly young women have netted him praise and legal action. In this book, he explains how and why he makes these pictures. There are also comments from some of his subjects, many of whom have posed for him numerous times over the years. They uniformly seem to have been benefitted from the experience, and Mr. Sturges shares his beliefs about the nature of photographing people in the nude. If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, your reaction will certainly depend upon your own beliefs about what is appropriate subject matter for general publication. Mr. Sturges makes most of his pictures in France,(and some in the rural 'hippie' communes of Northern California) and, as was pointed out in the play 'My Fair Lady' the French don't care what they do, as long as they pronounce it properly. However, don't expect to see typical 'glamour' photography here. These pictures are set in peoples actual living spaces. There is beauty to be found here, but it is closer to reality than any fantasy dreamed up for sexual purposes. These are pictures that will make you think. So, is this art? As some judge said, I know it when I see it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ great background, some newer works *by R***B on October 21, 2004* For those who are simply wanting a collection of large Sturges photographs, this will not fill the bill. For those who are interested in Jock Sturges, the person, and some background on his models this is the one to get. You get some background into his process and how he goes about his work. There is a collection of Polaroid shots he uses in formulating his approach to the picture. You are then treated to a wonderful selection of B&W images, most taken in 2003 with a few from 2000 and 2001. Several of the pictures have comments by the model. For several of his models, there is an update of their lives as they were photographed as they grew older. There is reference to the sheer work involved in processing and printing his photographs, but I felt it was greatly understated; dealing with an 8 x 10 negative format camera and film is not a trivial task, but the results are fantastic. Nor is getting the lighting just right on the beaches easy, but the use of light and shadow in his prints shows he makes it look easy. The latter part of the book touches upon his newer work in fashion photography. Misty Dawn nee Johnson has quite a few pages to express her thoughts on her long association with Jock. The dimensions of the book are not large, but it is put out by Aperture, which stands for high quality in printing works of photography. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/13112281-jock-sturges-the-last-day-of-summer](https://www.desertcart.us/products/13112281-jock-sturges-the-last-day-of-summer) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-04-27*