Stephen McLaren
author
Stephen McLaren is a Scottish photographer, writer, and curator based in Los Angeles. He specializes in street photography and photojournalism. He has edited several photography books for Thames & Hudson, including 'Street Photography Now' (2010) and 'Photographers' Sketchbooks' (2014). He is a co-founder of the Document Scotland collective, which focuses on documentary photography about Scotland. His own work often explores the visual oddities of everyday life, such as his series 'The Crash,' which documents London following the 2008 financial crisis.[1,2]
Themes
- street photography
- documentary photography
- Scottish identity
Books
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Street Photography Now: with 301 photographs in color and black-and-whiteauthor
Works by Stephen McLaren
- The Crash 2018 · Hoxton Mini Press · book · English ISBN 978-1-910566-37-4 Documents the City of London after the 2008 financial crisis.
Exhibitions
- 2011 Moral Hazard Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT), Liverpool group
- 2013 Seeing Ourselves Fotospace Gallery, Glenrothes group
- 2017 Beyond the Border: New Contemporary Photography from Scotland Impressions Gallery / Berwick Visual Arts, Bradford / Berwick-upon-Tweed group