William Eggleston
PhotographerKnown for:
color photography of the American South
Education:
Self-taught in photography; attended Vanderbilt, Delta State, and University of Mississippi (no degree)
William Eggleston's 1976 exhibition at MoMA - the first solo show of color photographs in the museum's history - remains a turning point in the acceptance of color photography as a serious artistic medium. He has photographed the American South since the 1960s, recording ordinary suburban and rural subjects with a formal precision that elevates the unremarkable. His use of dye transfer printing, with its saturated color, was central to the work's visual impact.
William Eggleston's Gear List(2)
Kodak
Connection note
Eggleston used Kodak Tri-X for his early black-and-white work before moving to color; documented in retrospective accounts of his practice.
Product description
In production since 1954, Tri-X 400 is a black-and-white film whose grain structure, broad exposure latitude, and response to push processing made it the dominant film in photojournalism and street photography for decades.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
