William Eggleston - Imagine Documentary - Part 2

Documentary from Imagine series, with Alan Yentob.

[@Irisphotojournal]

It took years for me to understand the photography of Eggleston and Parr but it gave me the freedom i needed to take pictures and not care what anyone thinks, now it feels like I wasted half a life although I probably didn't.

[@petitemonsoon1238]

powerful and moving

[@opencurtin]

A great art form glad I discovered it .

[@canturgan]

If you want to be a photographer don't go to photo school, go to art school and learn the rules of composition and design.

[@gday1111111]

Anyone know the song used at 4:03?

[@firehorse74]

anyone know the book martin parr is looking at?

[@firehorse74]

No lol

[@alexandermourant2068]

do you not think you learn composition at photography school?

[@Raevenswood]

it depends on what kind of "photography school" you are talking about. a real art school focuses on conceptual art and how to create a body of work. Having perfect compositional or technical skill plays very little into the process. Some artists have made sucessful bodies of work using point and shoot cameras, iPhones, or even images from national archives that weren't even shot by them. in the art world people don't really give a shit if you know all of the technicals of the camera or even what process you use because none of that matters without a solid concept behind your chosen medium.

[@BRAISEDCONFUSED]

Servants and Great House Hold.... Sounds Racist.

[@canturgan]

Nope.