Stephen Shore says: imagery is the bridge to access reality

现实是作为一个平面的影象反映在相纸上，我要创作的影象是，看上去是平面的，同时又是三维的幻觉。
The reality reflects on the paper as a flat image, and the image I want to create is not only flat but meanwhile has the illusion of three dimensional.
　　
　
　　
　　4、你是从纷繁复杂的世界入手，你一旦取景，便对你所看到的世界进行组织，某种意义上来说也是使得它更加简洁。
　　
　　5、我在拍摄中所感兴趣的一件事情是，如何在一种高度强化的意识境界中传达世界的形象。我自认为最能做到这一点的是通过最普通的场景来传达。
　　
　　6、而台灯更难拍，因为台灯是如此平凡，以至于你必须特别注意周围的世界才能注意到它。
　　
　　7、我认为，一个好的摄影家是两方面的结合体：一方面是具备有趣的感受，另一方面是理解这个世界如何能通过相机转变成照片。
　　
　　8、作为摄影家，我所要拍摄的是表象，但事物的表象是各种深层力量的迹象。
　　
　　
A quote that I like very much... comes close to explaining my attitude about taking photographs.... "Chinese poetry rarely trespasses beyond the bounds of actuality... the great Chinese poets accept the world exactly as they find it in all its terms and with profound simplicity... they seldom talk about one thing in terms of another; but are able enough and sure enough as artists to make the ultimately exact terms become the beautiful terms."

excerpt from an interview of Shore and the Chinese Photography magazine:)