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"If the contamination of paradise has often been Sternfeld's subject, he has likewise tainted the purity of photography in order to capture the condition of America. His shift from spontaneous snapshot to pre-determined picture-making helped open the gates for a new type of photography (and) played a pivotal role in moving the medium forward." - Reprinted from Luhring Augustine press release, 2004.
Abandoned Uranium Refinery, Tuba City, Arizona (1982)
After the Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage, California (1979)
Beached Dead Spermwhales, Florence, Oregon (1979)
Coeburn, Virginia (1981)
Lake Tuendale, Zzyzx Springs, California (2005)
Ruins of Drop City, Trinidad, Colorado (1995)
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