Born July 27 1989 Memphis Tennessee where he currently lives, Eggleston has acquired a collection of quirky bright contrasted images that remind me of a 50s era. He was doing what everyone now wants to do- artistic snapshots, a certain quality of the colors and compositions, which can make pointless images interesting... Harry Lunn published his first portfolio called "14 pictures" in 1974 and Eggleston received a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1975 he also received a National Endowment for the Arts Photographer's Fellowship. He also photographed the set of John Huston's film Annie and was commissioned to photograph the mansion of Elvis Presley, Hollywood Studios and Coca Cola.
The character to his photos can have a haunting lonely feel. His use of color, even the bright ones, can leave me a bit depressed. It very evident Eggleston created a unique process and style when using color film. But now it seem like everyone now want's that "artistic snapshot" aesthetic. I mean there's nothing wrong with that (even I fine myself trying to do the same thing) but Eggleston had his own process and way of doing things. Now what we do is use an app on our phone (instamatic) to try to achieve that. Pixels don't compare to his dye-transfer prints.
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