Chris Turck has been around art since the day he was born. Influenced by his aunt at a very early age, he would sculpt with clay and paint with his fingers while she would sculpt with bronze and use oils. This upbringing led him into the magnificent world of art. Years later, after plenty of art classes in and out of school, he was introduced to photography by his father.  When Chris’ aunt passed away, he received his first 35mm camera from her.

Receiving the camera was the start to a great beginning.  Being raised in Tampa, Florida, he was surrounded by urbanization and people, but he still was able to find some natural wetland areas to explore.  He would photograph just about anything.  It became his way of expressing himself and he wanted to share his extraordinary vision of something ordinary.  He then began using the darkroom and that became a place to meditate and produce art.  A major turning point was when he submitted his first pieces to a juried art show in 2005 and was accepted to show for that year and the following year.  On top of the juried art show, he was accepted into a National Congressional show at the Tampa Museum of Art.  These experiences led him to believe that photography could be used for artistic purposes and not just documentation.  Over the next few years he would work on developing his vision and creating good photographs while he completed his studies at the University of Central Florida.

In 2011 he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a specialization in photography.  While occasionally dabbling in sculpture, painting, and printmaking in his spare time, his true love is for photography.  He considers it a special medium, because it is the only art form that can truly capture a moment in time exactly as it was.  As Irving Penn said, "A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart, and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it.  It is, in a word, effective."  Chris Turck strives to make his images effective.

Chris Turck currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.