Hotshoe collaborated with Stephen Shore to bring you this stunning monograph, including a discussion with Shore initiated by renowned photographer Todd Hido, and a text in Crude Metaphors written by Shore himself. Plus, introductions to each portfolio by art historian Dr. Tom Cornelius.
Stephen Shore in conversation with Stephen K. Schuster and Hollis Monk Thayer
Stephen Shore talks to us about having integrity in your work and evolving as an artist, mastering a style and avoiding repeating yourself just for money and status, his journey through large format photography, new ways of visualizing and problem solving in your work, the balance needed for great composition, his next big film photography project and more!
Join Stephen Shore & 303 Gallery for the exhibition opening of Stephen Shore: Early Work on Wednesday 5 November, from 5pm.
303 Gallery is pleased to present Stephen Shore: Early Work, a selection of works from the artist’s teenage years between 1960 – 1965, coinciding with his newly released book, Early Work, published by MACK. The largely unpublished works predate his series The Velvet Years, taken at Warhol’s Factory, and offer a distinct account of early 1960’s New York.
Free to attend.
Wednesday 5 November 17:00-19:00
303 Gallery 555 W 21st St New York, NY 10011 United States
About Early Work
At the age of six, Stephen Shore received a Kodak Darkroom kit, a gift that unearthed a passion and inquisitiveness that would go on to define his entire life. Shore began to develop a unique relationship to the chemical alchemy of the darkroom and to the camera itself: a tool through which he would uncover the characters and complexities of the world around him.
The sophisticated and ambitious images in Early Work demonstrate Shore’s already-complex understanding of the photographic form, and the particular attention with which he approached his surroundings. It offers a unique record of the vibrant energy of New York in the early 1960s, and reveals the themes that provided a constant source of interest for the young photographer.
Join us for a very special conversation and signing with world renowned photographer Stephen Shore to celebrate the release of his new book Early Work. Shore will be in conversation with publisher Michael Mack and editor of the book Liv Constable-Maxwell.
Strand Book Store Rare Book Room 828 Broadway 3rd Floor New York, NY 10003 United States
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Oblong Books
Thursday 11 September
Join Stephen Shore for a talk and book signing to mark the launch of his new book Early Work. Collecting for the first time entirely unseen photographs made during Shore’s teenage years between 1960 and 1965, Early Work demonstrates Shore’s already-complex understanding of the photographic form, and the attention to which the young photographer approached his surroundings.
Oblong Books Oblong Rhinebeck 6422 Montgomery Street Rhinebeck, NY 12572
About Early Work
At the age of six, Stephen Shore received a Kodak Darkroom kit, a gift that unearthed a passion and inquisitiveness that would go on to define his entire life. Shore began to develop a unique relationship to the chemical alchemy of the darkroom and to the camera itself: a tool through which he would uncover the characters and complexities of the world around him.
Early Work collects for the first time the entirely unseen photographs created during Shore’s early teenage years between 1960 and 1965, a period of rich experimentation that precedes his time working with Andy Warhol at The Factory. These sophisticated and ambitious images demonstrate Shore’s already-complex understanding of the photographic form, and the particular attention with which he approached his surroundings. It offers a unique record of the vibrant energy of New York in the early 1960s, and reveals the themes that provided a constant source of interest for the young photographer.
Above all, Early Work offers an authoritative account of the innate sensibility with which Shore approached not only his craft but the world around him, from this early age.
Can’t make these events? Purchase a signed copy of Early Work here.
At the age of six, Stephen Shore received a Kodak Darkroom kit, a gift that unearthed a passion and inquisitiveness that would go on to define his entire life. Shore began to develop a unique relationship to the chemical alchemy of the darkroom and to the camera itself: a tool through which he would uncover the characters and complexities of the world around him.
Early Work collects for the first time the entirely unseen photographs created during Shore’s early teenage years between 1960 and 1965, a period of rich experimentation that precedes his time working with Andy Warhol at The Factory. These sophisticated and ambitious images demonstrate Shore’s already-complex understanding of the photographic form, and the particular attention with which he approached his surroundings. It offers a unique record of the vibrant energy of New York in the early 1960s, and reveals the themes that provided a constant source of interest for the young photographer.
Above all, Early Work offers an authoritative account of the innate sensibility with which Shore approached not only his craft but the world around him, from this early age.
Includes a new essay by Stephen Shore
PRE-ORDER NOW A limited number of signed copies are available
These lectures can be watched live on Zoom and will be available for a two week period after that.
The lectures will take place at 18:30 CET
To purchase a Zoom link for the four lectures CLICK HERE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING TICKETS
• Select the blue “Réserver” link toward the bottom of the page. • Choose the number of tickets (Zoom links) •Enter your surname (“Nom”) and given name (Prénom) and email address. • Select “adjuster au panier”. (The tickets are €80) • Select “Aller au panier” • Select “Valider mon panier” • Select “Accepter les conditions” • You may be asked to create an account: email + password (at least 8 characters) • You will be asked our nationality. There’s a drop down list. The United States is “États-Unis”
Stephen Shore has been announced as the inaugural recipient of the Chanel Chair in Photography at Jeu de Paume, the Parisian museum of photography, film, and electronic media. To mark the occasion, Shore will present a series of 4 masterclasses.
Stephen Shore Masterclass
From May 12 to 16, 2025 Jeu De Paume – Paris
The lectures will be in English with no French translation.
What is a photograph and how do we perceive it? This series of four lectures will explore the formal attributes of a photograph – how the world is translated, transformed into a photograph. They will explore the formal tools of that transformation and how those tools implement and require the imposition of structure. Finally, the lectures will describe the cognitive understanding of the image. This series begins with what a photograph is physical and formally and ends with how we ultimately receive the image.
Lecture 1 • 12.05.2025 • 18:30 – 20:00 The Nature of Photographs. “A photograph is not what was photographed. It’s something else.” (Winogrand).
Lecture 2 • 13.05.2025 • 18:30 – 20:00 Form and pressure Photography as an analytic medium: The relationship of form to content.
Lecture 3 • 15.05.2025 • 18:30 – 20:00 Attention Experiencing the world: Paying attention to the mundane.
Lecture 4 • 16.05.2025 • 18:30 – 20:00 The Mental Level. The level on which we ultimately experience a photograph.
@statesofchange.us is a print sale fundraiser to support local groups working before, on, and after November 5th to combat disinformation and other efforts to undermine democracy—including likely challenges to Election Day results.
200+ Artists. All Prints $150. Only until Nov 4 at midnight PST.
Church and Second Streets, Easton, Pennsylvania, June 20th, 1974
Fifty years ago today, I borrowed a friend’s 8×10 view camera and drove from New York City to Easton, Pennsylvania. For the past year I had been using a 4×5 camera and now wanted to try out a larger format. I set up the camera at the intersection of Church Street and 2nd Street. This was the first exposure I made. I remember vividly the experience of looking under the dark cloth at the 8×10 ground glass, of adjusting the camera. I had the sensation that I had found the tool I had been looking for (although until that moment, I wasn’t aware that I had been searching for one). It felt familiar. I knew this camera. It became my primary camera for the next 28 years.
