William Eggleston and Stephen Shore

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Fig. 1 Stephen Shore- In viewing stephen shore's work most of the images are very straight images. Such as his documentation of where he is from, Cape Cod. In this image i feel like i can really relate to this image especially most recently. The simple imagery that the Shore is known for or does most is in itself very powerful. The man above seems to be uncaring of the woman who is trying to get much more cozy with him. His staring into the camera also has him directly interacting with the audience which makes the woman the third wheel in the shot.

Just the simple way that the image is framed makes the place where the couch is located look very simple, like a vacation home. This would be along the lines as his Cape Cod project.

Fig. 2 William Eggleston- In this series Eggleston documented America at that time. There was never a time like that nor will there ever be another time like that. He took very slice of life images, but put in that context the images have a strong meaning. They are that time and they were the norm and every day of that time.

It would be nice if someone would actually do this project again. With our world making large changes every day in twenty years it will be completely unrecognizable and there will be no good record of this time, for the normal and average that is.