William Eggleston and Charlotte Rampling for Marc Jacobs, shot by Juergen Teller.
William Eggleston, born July 27, 1939 is highly recognized for his color photography.
Inspired by Robert Frank he first photographed in black and white before moving to color photography. Color transparency film quickly became his dominant medium in the late sixties.
Not too long after that he discovered dye-transfer printing. A good example of this printing method is The Red Ceiling (1973).
Eggleston's work was featured at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1976, that event marked the history of photography, it was the acceptance of color photography, his solo exhibition being the first containing color photographs in the history of the Museum of Modern Art.
Eggleston's work is characterized by it's subject matter. He finds beauty in everyday life scenes, from car parks to random street signs, things which once taken as a photograph have a new meaning. I went to his “21st Century” exhibition at Victoria Miro, a series of 22 photos. I personally liked his interior photos from 2002.
Untitled (Sign Factory, Pin-up Posters, St. Petersburg, Russia) 2002
Untitled ( Room with old TV, Lamps, Wildwood, New Jersey) 2002
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