Stephen Shore

Born in New York City, he began photographing at the age of nine. A self-taught photographer, he began working with Andy Warhol at his Factory when he was 15. His black and white photographs of Warhol's milieu were published in The Velvet Years: Warhol's Factory 1965-67 (1995). He was the master of large format photography.  He tells so many stories through every photo.  I enjoy the wide angles and broad subjects.  Any photographer can learn from him. He is full of creativity and unique ideas. He was so young in age but yet so old in the brain. I admire every photograph.