Exploring William Eggleston's Approach to Photography

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ThePhotographicEye
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As someone who is often doing genealogical research, I can honestly say that it’s the seemingly mundane, everyday photos that hold the most information. They may be boring to some, but to me they capture the story of a life. The office space, the carpet choice, the way someone organized their cabinets. Everyday pictures are gold. I love your videos!

vibesmom
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Eggleston is absolutely unique and amazing. His eye for the ordinary is in a league of it's own. Do not underestimate his talent and believe it's easy. Try taking a week shooting like this and you'll realize it's much more subtle and difficult than it initially may seem.

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This reminds me of why I love certain types of Japanese movies and animation - the loving way in which they treat mundane, every day experiences as things to be savored. Household chores, shopping, cooking, walking/cycling/commuting. Where American cinema often sets itself up with dramatic establishing shots, Japanese cinema often sets itself up with a focus on mundane objects or scenes, to better establish where it exists in time and space.

When we are all gone, the internet will probably preserve millions of professionally done, high quality pictures of beaches, sunsets, cityscapes, bridges, cafes, expensive and exotic hotels.

But likely very few professionally done photos of ordinary motel rooms or small town grocery stores. I think we should rectify that.

nikytamayo
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The contribution of mr Eggleston to photography is above and beyond, he is one of the true masters of the medium, one shouldn't confuse his unwillingness to describe his work verbally with his clear vision of what he was looking for artistically. furthermore, an artist does not operate in a vacuum, the time in which Eggleston developed his craft and the culture he so well photographed clearly influenced his craft and gave us a window to the power and mystery of this incredible medium.

damookie
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I’m grateful to this channel. I thought I was an imbecile for going to an auto show and shooting the building, long lineups, packed escalators, cafeteria etc more so than the cars. I genuinely cared more about the feel and grandness of the place and people. It’s so strange. I kind of understand. I went to a birthday and started shooting balloons LOL. Glad to know I’m not alone or crazy 😜 I love this channel. May it make millions feel as welcome as it makes me. Great job!!!! ❤

MohammedAli-xves
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Oddly, I didn't see one boring photo in the whole video. This style is unique and fresh among millions of photograohers spending all their money on the newest thing.

RCRod
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The person is there, then gone! The atmosphere is there then gone and can never repeated. The joy and angst of photography.

normanchristie
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I’m about two minutes into the video and I have never heard of William Eggleston or his photography before and I don’t think these photographs are boring at all. Right now I’m getting a sort of “heightened reality of everyday life”—they’re moments of ordinariness, which would normally be ephemeral and fleeting and probably forgotten, frozen and preserved in time, which, to me, in a way elevates them. (Now I’ll watch the rest of the video and see how wildly off-base I am.)

_Adding:_ Well, I wasn’t wildly off-base. One of the other commenters says how Japanese movies and animation “treat mundane, every day experiences as things to be savored” and I had a similar thought. There’s a kind of mindfulness to these photographs—they pull you back to look again at those things you might have missed, had you been there.

jeff__w
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Love this, and Eggleston's work. I so identify with his philosophy: I shoot life today. I carry a camera most of the time, and I shoot anything and everything that captures my attention - a lot of images. And I typically will just take one shot, unless I see another way of looking at whatever the subject is, then i'll take another. I have definitely developed a "photographer's eye" over the years (50+ years off and on). One of the things now happens frequently is people reposting one of my photographs on their facebook channel because they love the image so much. That is very gratifying. Thanks for sharing your perspectives!

johncharlesgray
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I am a self taught loner photographer and honestly I only know about Ansel and Dorothea. But when I'm not shooting portraits for people I am always just walking about shooting my boring life around me. And I love it. I never heard of this Eggleston or your channel. Apparently YouTube thought I might like it. I loved your video and subscribed. And now I will look for more of this mans photography as I absolutely love it! And I will take his advice. Take one picture of it. Thanks for this!!

jasonhubbard
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Thank you.. I now have a historical photographer who I relate to! I've photographed this way for over a decade, and often I get the same feedback... "I don't get it". I never let that stop me though. Seeing life, just as ordinary, in simply terms without reason, event or specular tales leaves more to the imagination, in my opinion. Shoot the mundane, unscripted scenes .... fill in the missing parts we often overlook.

lauralynnmclean
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I love Eggleston’s work. It’s a breath of fresh air from the other work I see today.

VictorReynolds
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He reminds me a lot of Vivian Maire. When I first looked at her work, I broke down in tears because her work was so good. William's work is superb. Powerful and intriguing. Quite compelling.

hellofromdavid
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I had owned a camera a Fujica ST 701, which sat in a closet, and only came out during birthdays, Christmas, weddings, etc. Then I was sitting at a Memphis library waiting for my girlfriend to get a book. On top of the table where I sat there was a book "Henri Cartier Bresson" I begun to look thru it, and I thought "I didn't know you could do this with a camera" the adventure begun, I haven't been without a camera since that was 1978.

gradywilson
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Something I've been thinking about a lot lately is that it really isn't very important what I photograph. What is important is that I have an opinion, an attitude, a reaction to what I am seeing around me. I don't know if this solves any mysteries as to how to make a good image, but it does help me be more mindful of what I am seeing and how I am reacting to it.

larsbunch
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Use of shape, form, colour and juxtaposing textures and other elements just seems to work.

The interpretation of an image is dependant on the elements that made it, photographer, light, lens, camera ... but it can very much depend on your own state at the time. Mood, and how you are feeling after what ever has happened in your day.

Very interesting to think about and also at times maddening.

rickjbradbury
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I have to give you a compliment. I was getting ready to shut YouTube down for the day, and get to work. This video caught my eye, I figured I’d start it and come back to watch it from my history list… 3 complete videos later… I am wanting to thank you for introducing several new concepts and ways to execute them. It was worth a 45 minute investment.

painter
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But it's my boring photography... and it pleases me.
But every now and then, a seemingly boring photograph, turns into something sublime.
Also as the decades go by, some of these photos become really interesting.

spaceman
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Whenever I see a William Eggleston image I am reminded of Yves Kein painting Blue Monochrome. Subject is ordinary, concept is as you pointed out is revolutionary and that is what make Eggleston photography extraordinary.

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