Born July 27, 1939, William Eggleston is often noted as a “pioneer” of color photography. He got his first camera when he started college in 1957, and about ten years later he began to bravely explore the world of color photography while most others sat comfortably in a world of black & white. Despite criticism from his peers for not sticking with the familiar, he continued to experiment with color and light.
Eggleston’s work takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary. He photographs common, every day events and objects and turns them into works of art. His brilliant use of color and composition sheds new light on his subjects.
His works can be considered a series because of the similarities in theme and style. Thematically, Eggleston concentrates on the ordinary, whether it be a piece of garbage, a street sign, or a person, and depicts them in a new way. Stylistically, his pictures are bold and bright, showing the world in brilliant hues.
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