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Digital Camera World
Sebastian Oakley

Celebrated photographer Stephen Shore walks out of his lecture after Chinese audience proves more interested in their phones

Photographer Stephen Shore poses for a photograph at the Constructing Worlds: Photography And Architecture In The Modern Age exhibition at The Barbican Centre on September 24, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Barbican Art Gallery).

Have you ever been distracted by your phone when visiting something important? - well this week, renowned American photographer Stephen Shore abruptly left a lecture he was giving at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing, China after observing several audience members more focused on their mobile phones than his the presentation.

A video posted by Shanghai Daily’s digital platform, SHINE, captured the moment Shore ended the lecture just as a question was about to be asked. You can see the video below and Shore's walk-off around the 2-minute mark.

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