American photographer Andrew Moore (b. 1957) is widely acclaimed for his long term photographic series, which record material ephemerality and the effect of time on the natural landscape. These series are geographically diverse, spanning Cuba, Russia, Bosnia, Times Square, Detroit, The Great Plains, the American South, and most recently the Hudson Valley.
Andrew Moore is a renowned American photographer celebrated for his vivid large-format images that explore the intersections of history, culture, and architecture. Born in 1957 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, Moore earned his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University in 1979, where he cultivated his passion for photography. Over the decades, his work has delved deeply into themes of urban decay, renewal, and the passage of time.
Moore’s acclaimed projects have documented the decayed grandeur of Detroit, the rich textures of Cuba, and the vibrant landscapes of the American South, among other subjects. His use of large-format cameras allows him to capture intricate details, resulting in images that are both painterly and immersive. His books, including Detroit Disassembled and Blue Alabama, have received critical praise for their ability to transform neglected spaces into poetic narratives.
Andrew Moore’s photographs are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Yale University Art Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Library of Congress amongst many other institutions. He has received a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2014, and has as well been award grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the J M Kaplan Fund. Moore continues to lecture, exhibit, and inspire new generations of artists with his compelling visual storytelling.
Moore’s books include: Inside Havana (2002), Governors Island (2004), Russia (2005), Cuba (2012), Dirt Median (2015), and Blue Alabama (2019). Additionally, his photographs have appeared in Art in America, Artnews, The Bitter Southerner, Harpers, National Geographic, New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, TIME, Vogue and Wired.