William Eggleston

American photographer. Raised in Memphis, Tennessee, he studied photography at Vanderbilt University, Mississippi, but had worked self‐taught since getting his first camera at 18. From 1965 he experimented with colour, using it exclusively from 1967. Influenced by Cartier Bresson, whose book The Decisive Moment (1952) made an early and lasting impression on him, he belonged, like Winogrand and Arbus, to the generation that succeeded Walker Evans. Eggleston presents his work mostly in small format, using the vibrant dye transfer process.He achieved a breakthrough with his first one‐man show, William Eggleston's Guide, at MoMA, New York, in 1976. Since then, notwithstanding some early criticisms of his work as trivial or vulgar, he has been regarded as a pioneer of artistic colour photography.He worked initially on his home ground, the Deep South, photographing what appear to be typically American scenes: nondescript interior and exterior spaces, in which ceiling fans, an open refrigerator, garage entrances, or a street intersection acquire a kind of iconic resonance. From the 1980s he has documented his regular journeys through Europe, Africa, and Asia in lengthy photo series. He captures his subject matter as if by chance, in a snapshot‐like manner, adopting a ‘democratic’ approach that does not privilege particular types of scene or object. 

 William Eggleston's Style to me is Unique. It at time reminds me of when my kids get a hold of my camera and take pictures of things that I don't normally see because they have such a different sense of perspective than me. I also think that his use of line to draw your eye throughout the photo is interesting. I bet I can find some interesting stuff around my house