Stephen Shore Research

Stephen Shore is a photographer born in New York City, USA (October 8, 1947). Shore is well known for his landscape imagery and for pioneering use of colour in art photography. Shore's career started from an early age of fourteen, when he presented his photographs to Edward Steichen, the curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. Then, at age 24, he became the second photographer ever to have an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Not only did Shore take images of landscapes, but also took fashion images for Another Magazine, Elle, The Daily Telegraph, Urban Outfitters and others. Below are some examples of his landscape photography.

I like this image because, without needing any extra information, you can tell that it is taken in america due to the scenery and the colours, which connote the american flag with the reds, whites and blues. I also like how the sun is shining off of the back of the red car, letting off a glint.  

I like how, in the image, most of the lines are perfectly straight, making everything geometrical and sharp. I also like how this documents different peoples lives as there are many different cars in this picture, each driving to a different place for different reasons.

This image is quite different from the other two as instead of taking pictures of traffic of cars, this shows people traffic in a busy and vibrant city. This shows a completely different lifestyle - from the gold tones of the buildings and the casinos, we can assume that this is taken in Las Vegas.