Describes the physical and formal attributes of a photographic print, the very elements that form the tools a photographer uses to define and interpret that content. This book offers a critical analysis and the understanding of photography in general. It contains images from various eras of photography, includes several genres, and more.

In 1972, Stephen Shore left New York City and set out with a friend to Amarillo, Texas. He was taken aback by the fact that his experience of life as a New Yorker had very little in common with the character and aspirations of Middle America. This photo-diary tells in images his experience of crossing America in the 1970s.

Stephen Shore is one of the photographers who established colour photography as a legitimate medium of artistic expression. 'American Surfaces' is one of the bodies of work which exemplifies why.

The Nature of Photographs is an essential primer of how to look at and understand photographs, by one of the world's most influential photographers, Stephen Shore. In this book, Shore explores ways of understanding photographs from all periods and all types - from iconic images to found photographs, from negatives to digital files.