By the Ways,
a Journey with
William Eggleston

A film by Cédric Laty Vincent Gérard | 2007

France
en
en
86'

William Eggleston｜By the Ways

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Synopsis

William Eggleston, an American photographic legend whose use of colour revolutionised photography, needs no introduction. In this intimate portrait, which will be nearly twenty years old, we discover him through the eyes of those closest to him. A discreet presence with a no less piercing gaze, Eggleston shares a few words in his bewitching southern drawl, the accent of the American South. He distils them sparingly, as if they had to be extracted from him. He prefers to let others tell his story: his family, his friends... artists, like himself. And behind this slightly disillusioned air we can see an immense sensitivity, a vulnerability that pierces the screen, coupled with a touch of madness, which we sometimes imagine to be stormy, and which makes him the great photographer he is today.

What you will find in this film

A legend of photography • the mythical colours of William Eggleston • the American South • an immense sensitivity • the singularity of a photographic vision that has left its mark on history

Keywords

Analogue Photography Masters of Photography The Artist at Work Street & Architectural

One of the first things that influenced me was Hitchcock's use of colour. I'm thinking of that green jaguar. Beautiful. In most Hollywood films, colour is present, but not ‘used’.

William Eggleston Photographer

Bill is one of the most vulnerable people I have ever met.

Rosalind Fox Solomon Photographer

Most photographers are satisfied with one good photo per roll of film. Bill didn't take more than two angles of the same subject and no photo was wasted.

Tav Falco Artist

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The authors/artists

Vincent Gérard

William Eggleston

Further exploration

WILLIAM EGGLESTON’S GUIDE ; MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ; 2002
WILLIAM EGGLESTON : FOR NOW ; TWIN PALMS PUBLISHING ; 2012
WILLIAM EGGLESTON, FROM BLACK AND WHITE TO COLOR ; STEIDL , 2014
WILLIAM EGGLESTON : MYSTERY OF THE ORDINARY ; STEIDL & C/O BERLIN ; 2023

The William Eggleston Foundation including his catalogue

A video on the dye-transfer process used by William Eggleston to turn to colour in the 1970s