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I'm always interested in finding new aesthetic problems to deal with and challenge myself, even if the aesthetic problem is one of content.

Stephen Shore

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Stephen Shore
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: October 8
Photographer
New York City
New York
Stephen Eric Shore
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