caption birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
stivers in 2014 palo alto , california united states 17 november 1953 robert_stivers . jpg robert stivers -lrb- photographer -rrb-
 robert stivers photographer
robert stivers -lrb- photographer -rrb-

robert stivers -lrb- born november 17 , 1953 -rrb- is an american fine-art photographer .
his work is collected by museums from new york to paris and cologne and shown in galleries worldwide .
best known for his captivating images and darkroom technique , `` the new yorker '' describes his work as `` ghostly black-and-white images whose theatricality smartly complements their mystery . ''
