Raphael Labbé aka Leafar
Stephen Shore
PhotographerKnown for:
color photography of the American interior
Education:
Self-taught; no formal degree
Stephen Shore began photographing in New York as a teenager - he sold prints to MoMA at fifteen - before adopting an 8×10 view camera to photograph the American interior with a deadpan precision that influenced a generation of photographers and painters. His books American Surfaces (1972) and Uncommon Places (1982) document cross-country road trips with a directness that was radical for its time. He has chaired the photography department at Bard College since 1982.
Stephen Shore's Gear List(1)
Deardorff
Connection Source
ShooterfilesBook
Connection note
Shore used an 8×10 view camera for "Uncommon Places" (1982); discussed in his book "The Nature of Photographs" and multiple interviews.
Product description
Manufactured by L.F. Deardorff & Sons in Chicago from the 1920s through the 1980s, the 8×10 is a wooden field camera producing negatives 8 by 10 inches. Its bellows design allows for full front and rear movements including tilt, swing, and shift.
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Last updated March 20, 2026