“Black-and-white photography, which I was doing in the very early days, was essentially called art photography and usually consisted of landscapes by people like Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. But photographs by people like Adams didn't interest me.” PeopleArtBlackInterestWhitePhotographyPhotographLandscapeBlack And WhiteArt PhotographyBlack And White Photography Author:William Eggleston
“And what we called photojournalism, the photos seen in places like Life magazine, didn't interest me either. They were just not good-there was no art there. The first person who I respected immensely was Henri Cartier-Bresson. I still do.” FirstsPersonsArtStillsInterestMagazinesFirst PersonPhotojournalismCartierHenri Cartier Bresson Author:William Eggleston
“I would go there quite frequently. I met and became close with John Szarkowski of the Museum of Modern Art. He was incredibly supportive about me working in color.” ArtModernColorMetsMuseumsSupportiveModern Art Author:William Eggleston
