Eggleston, Shore, and Me

I'm not sure why I like what I like. For example: Posted, McKinney TX. Yesterday I explored McKinney, Texas, another small town turning into a wealthy Dallas suburb, and sniffed out this abandoned warehouse. The exit sign has been out in the weather so long that its adhesive gave up, and nobody has come by to pick it up. Or this, at the same abandoned factory: Loading Docks, McKinney TX. There's something about the symmetry, the blankness, the lack of use. It feels like an archaeological find. AI helped me put a name to what I'm doing: documentary formalism. Basically, I notice classical structure in ordinary things. It traces back to two of my favorite photographers, William Eggleston and Stephen Shore. Their pictures are looser and busier than mine, but the influence is there. Here's one of Eggleston's most famous photographs: Untitled, Memphis. And one of Shore's: Beverly Boulevard and LaBrea Avenue, Los Angeles, California, June 21, 1975. One big difference between my work and…

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