Visual Supplement: William Eggleston

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“A picture is what it is and I’ve never noticed that it helps to talk about them, or answer specific questions about them, much less volunteer information in words. It wouldn’t make any sense to explain them. Kind of diminishes them. People always want to know when something was taken, where it was taken, and, God knows, why it was taken. It gets really ridiculous. I mean, they’re right there, whatever they are.”
– William Eggelston, always known in my book as the father of color photography

I ♥ William Eggleston

Being that photography is very dear to my heart, I thought I’d share some photography that inspires me. I could start telling you about William Eggleston, but then it would just be hard to stop. This guys work is incredible. He’s known as the father of color photography, bringing color to the forefront when people were only interested in black and white. Here’s some of his work:
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