Q and A with Stephen A. Scheer

(This is part 1 of a two part interview. Part 2 can be found here .) It was a few years ago that I first encountered Stephen A. Scheer’s pho…

Link: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2011/06/q-and-with-stephen-scheer.html

It was a few years ago that I first encountered Stephen A. Scheer’s photographs in Sally Eauclaire’s books, first in New Color/New Work and later American Independents. I was struck immediately by Scheer’s wonderful feel for composition and color, and his ability to find photos in unusual places. His style was simultaneously streety and formal. Who was this guy? I wondered. How come I haven’t heard more about him?