William Eggleston - Imagine Documentary - Part 1

Documentary from Imagine series, with Alan Yentob.

[@FlintSL]

he makes such mundane stuff look so cinematic, fantastic photographer.

[@SocialmotionMedia]

He's got a character actor's face, voice and body language potency.

[@misskaderzin]

Thank you for uploading this!

[@AbdulSalam-ek3vj]

i like his discipline, "one picture of one thing, not two".

[@robertbutts9835]

I am a Canadian documentary photographer in Santiago , DR . I could not even imagine 1 shot only of each what that would be like . I always shoot 2-3 just in case

[@BrunoChalifour]

Hmmm, as he explains it, it is only the consequence of him later not being able to figure out which one would be the best frame (which is honest but also helps us reconsider the statement under this light)... so I would be cautious about validating this strategy that may work for him but may not always be the best technique/approach for successful photography (one that matches the photographer's intuition/intentions best.

[@johnwakefield7373]

I couldn't do that myself.

[@BrunoChalifour]

He did not apply it all the time. His photography is more a particular if not peculiar atmosphere.

[@nathanwabre]

He’s a Gee’

[@desao3]

Thanks for posting this. It's definitely an improvement on the original Holzemer documentary. Cheers!

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

Like it!!

[@Tomos13]

I was gonna ask the same thing, thanks!

[@wasteofaday]

Thanks for posting this, im a big Eggleston fan.

[@jane_flowers_]

Really

[@TheCampbellseth]

The Emperors new clothes are so beautiful

[@gurugamer8632]

Which focal lengths did William Eggleston use?

[@ABELLZSH]

Does anybody know about the music at the beginning ?

[@canturgan]

I have just realised that my best pictures were thrown away.

[@normankleinberg5525]

I know your post is five years old, but that was my reaction as well. I'm not arguing with anyone who likes his work, but for me, I would be embarrassed to post some of those shots on FLICKR (or 500 px or pBase). I've taken shots like that but it was when I was testing a camera I'd just bought. Interesting he doesn't seem to be fussing with the camera settings, looks like he's on "full auto", just brings the camera up to his face, clicks and then down again and walks away. Brings to mind something my mother used to say: "Every mop has a handle".

[@Mikesht]

@@normankleinberg5525 Have you heard of Dunning-Kruger effect? Look it up.

[@robertbutts9835]

How sad 😥 ...

[@robertbutts9835]

@@normankleinberg5525 I shoot on preset and quickly focus which takes about 13 seconds . And I don't know about the posting 😬 thing , or the point and shoot thing . I would interested in seeing some of your work .

[@bruceweiss3728]

@@normankleinberg5525 True!

[@fauxtoehead]

I've seen that, but I've also seen it listed as Sumner Miss. where he grew up. Now, I'm wondering how old he was when he moved to Sumner. I could've been a lot more wrong.

[@jane_flowers_]

The man is a lier

[@moogus8000]

can anyone tell me what camera he is using here?

[@danielemilazzo432]

Leica probably. M6?

[@goztwo2]

God bless the banal

[@jane_flowers_]

God Bless my Father Dr. Tom Boring who was murdered by smoke inhalation

[@curiousnomad]

I want to be able to photograph "nothing" and have it look so good.

[@BrunoChalifour]

No-one ever photographs nothing intentionally ... "le référent adhère !" (R. Barthes)

[@hendrikvorster4766]

does someone know which camera he is using in this documentary? thanks

[@LGCooper1]

Looks like a Leica M6 (maybe M7) with an autowinder on the bottom

[@BrunoChalifour]

He used many cameras but mostly Leicas (starting with an M3).

[@BrunoChalifour]

Yes it is definitely an M6 or an M7 with a motor drive. I would vote for an M7 because I do not see him adjusting the exposure at any moment.

[@evanmeyers9802]

where is naked man????!

[@canturgan]

Why do we need to see Alan Yentob?

[@fauxtoehead]

P.S. Eggleston was actually born in Mississippi.

[@jane_flowers_]

And?

[@pjloveten]

Waiting for Kevin Spacey to play him...

[@stevekim4162]

you made my day.. im in stitches lol...he does look like kevin or vice versa,, they even sound the same

[@BrunoChalifour]

;o)

[@jeepingupgapingtooth]

ok does any one else think he 9:05 looks like a 60 year old harry potter that rocks

[@jane_flowers_]

He is a Lier

[@jamesnicol3831]

Intellectually conceived work not at all photographic

[@redspotaquashrimps]

Is he on drugs and alcohol? Cause he looks pretty weirdo high.

[@BrunoChalifour]

Please, without taking away any credit from Eggleston for is unique vision, saying that he took color "kicking and screaming into the world of art photography" is just ignorance and BS, just repeating Szarkowski's words, word for word, without doing any serious research! Has anyone looked at the work of Eliot Porter (shown at MoMA and the Met far before Eggleston), or Ernst Haas, or even Joel Meyerowitz.... PGMAB !

[@BrunoChalifour]

His unique vision [sorry, just a little frustrated to hear the same myths again and again].

[@bruceweiss3728]

Agree! His work is like a mistake . Please explain to me what his work is?

[@BrunoChalifour]

@@bruceweiss3728 He has a very idiosyncratic vision that expresses itself best in color.