Stephen Shore - Vehicular & Vernacular

Born in New York in 1947, Stephen Shore began taking photos at the age of nine. At fourteen, Edward Steichen bought him three photographs for the MoMA collections. In 1971, he became the first living photographer to have an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum. Shore was one of eight photographers featured in the 1975 New Topographics exhibition at the George Eastman House in Rochester, which redefined the American approach to landscape photography. He is part of the generation that led to the recognition of color photography as an art form. Rich, diverse and complex, his work transforms everyday scenes into opportunities for meditation.