Stephen Shore

Began his career at the age of 14, when he first sold to the Museum of Modern Art three of his works,  Stephen Shore primarily start shooting with 35mm black and white film. He made one of his first works (17 years) when he met Andy Warhol and start to shoot people who attended the Silver Factory.  When Shore began shooting in colour (1970) he used large format in very detailed landscapes. In 1971, Shore, was the first living photographer to exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. At the age of 25 his attention turned specifically to the American landscape, documenting the  American life, street corners, gas stations and so. In this work, Shore, photographed in colour, starting to use the medium format first and large format later. The result of these trips were his bets known books: American Surfaces and Uncommon Places.
His photos had a big impact in America because Shore was focused on the insignificance of modern life, he would only shoot the 'beauty' when he could find it in the common places. It was one of the first photographers working in colour, capturing blue skies, scenes and banal objects with saturated colours and dynamic.

Source

http://wwar.com/masters/s/shore-stephen.html

http://photo-muse.blogspot.com/2007/09/more-stephen-shore-bonus.html

http://www.billcharles.com/catalog/stephen_shore/1/

 

"Uncommon Places" by Stephen Shore

"American Surfaces" by Stephen Shore