1977年，斯蒂芬•肖尔走遍了纽约州、宾夕法尼亚州和俄亥俄州东部——一个处于工业衰退中的地区，最后被称为 "锈带"。肖尔见到了因工厂关闭而失业的钢铁工人，并拍摄了他们突然变得脆弱的世界：荒废的工厂、孤独的酒吧、逐渐衰落的大街和装饰得很好的家。

In 1977, Stephen Shore travelled across New York state, Pennsylvania, and eastern Ohio - an area in the midst of industrial decline that would eventually be known as the Rust Belt. Shore met steelworkers who had been thrown out of work by plant closures and photographed their suddenly fragile world: deserted factories, lonely bars, dwindling high streets, and lovingly decorated homes.