2026 04 16

A simple street scene in Quincy, Illinois. March, 2025. © Clayton Hauck

While doing computer work, a youtube video about Stephen Shore caught my attention and had me appreciating the subtle details in this photo of mine made last year in Quincy. I’m not trying to compare myself to Shore, however, it was a refreshing break from my work to take in the video and look at some of his images with a bit of honest commentary from the youtuber The Photographic Eye (a channel I often enjoy). It’s easy to get hard on myself about my images when I’m not brining home bangers after a few days of Ill Wandering. But a pause to remember the bigger picture is nice. Not every image needs to be consumed on a phone in half a second.

-Clayton