Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

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Representatives of the GuyHepner Gallery, which sells the works of photographer Tyler Shields, say that the cost of his photographs varies from $ 5,000 to $ 15,000. Shields himself assures that the price of works sometimes reaches $ 175,000. 

Tyler Shields' photographic works are exhibited in galleries around the world. But it would not seem surprising if the photos of the famous photographer did not so much resemble the famous pictures in the history of photography. 

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2010. Photo on the right: Terry Richardson, 2005

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2011. Photo on the right: Guy Bourdain, 1979

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2015. Photo on the right: Henry Lutweiler, 2012

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2014. Photo on the right: Sally Mann, 1989

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2014. Photo on the right: Helmut Newton, 1982

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2014. Photo on the right: Diana Arbus, 1966

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2015. Photo on the right: Irwin Penn, 1986

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2009. Screenshots on the right: footage from Moby's video We Are All Made of Stars, 2002

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2014. Photo on the right: Annie Leibovitz, 1984

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2015. Photo on the right: Helmut Newton, 1975

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2015. Photo on the right: Helmut Newton, 1967. (Newton's photo is apparently inspired by Hitchcock's "North by Northwest")

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2015. Photo on the right: cover of the single Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 2009

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2013. Photo on the right: Ryan McGinley, 2007

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2013. Photo on the right: Ryan McGinley, 2007

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2011. Photo on the right: Robert Bailey, 1976

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2012. Photo on the right: Nick Veasey, 2008

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2012. Photo on the right: Nick Veasey, 2010

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2015. Photo on the right: Larry Clark, 1968

Is photographer Tyler Shields a plagiarist or a postmodernist?

Photo from left: Tyler Shields, 2015. Photo on the right: Terry Richardson, 1998

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