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Armed with his Canon 6D and a myriad of editing software including Photoshop, Lightroom, Topaz Labs, Filter Forge, and Alien Skin, Sturman works hard to achieve the perfect shot. “My creative process may involve thirty or forty steps in assembling the components of an edit,” Sturman shared. “The innumerable variables almost always leave me questioning the final results in some way.” Although much of his art involves manipulation and post-production editing, Sturman’s graphic style evolved from something more organic. Photographing nude models provided building blocks for his art, while Sturman’s interest in the industrial inspired additional creative aspects. “From grudge industrial to nature’s surfaces, the final work is a pastiche; an homage to the world surrounding us via its infusion into the human shape,” Sturman explained. 145 inspadesmag.com