Inspiration: Stephen Shore
![Stephen Shore Room 11, Star Motel, Manistique, Michigan, July 8, 1973](https://i0.wp.com/junglelandvintage.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Stephen-Shore-Room-11-Star-Motel-Manistique-Michigan-July-8-1973.jpg?resize=562%2C445&ssl=1)
I probably shouldn’t admit that I first learned about Stephen Shore on Pinterest. I became kind of obsessed with the picture above. I feel like I’ve been in this motel room before, and yet I wish I could buy every object in this room.
Stephen Shore (b. 1947) is a NYC-born, self-taught photographer who sold his first photographs to MOMA at age 14, started hanging out at Andy Warhol’s Factory at 17, and had a solo show at the Met at 24. His color photographs from cross-country road trips in the 1970s, such as the one above, cemented his place among the most critically-acclaimed American photographers, but he has done a variety of interesting projects since then. He even has an Instagram account.
![Stephen Shore, Sugar Bowl Restaurant (7 July, 1973), Gaylord, Michigan, USA](https://i0.wp.com/junglelandvintage.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Stephen-Shore-Sugar-Bowl-Restaurant-7-July-1973-Gaylord-Michigan-USA.jpg?resize=640%2C518&ssl=1)
Stephen Shore: Uncommon Places: The Complete Works