"In 1969 I was interested in how I could reduce the presence of visual conventions in my work. I wanted to get at something that felt more like an unmediated experience. I tried several approaches. One was to use conceptual frameworks that would eliminate some of my subjective decision-making. But, I approached Los Angeles, CA, February 4, 1969 differently. By using virtually every picture I made that day, I was aiming at a kind of visual stream-of-consciousness series that challenged conventions of framing." —Stephen Shore, 2018