I quite frequently don't look through the camera, which is very close to being blind.
William EgglestonA person can attack that bottle of vodka and drink it like it's a bottle of cold water. Two of my wife's girlfriends died from drinking. They weren't big pill-takers; they were drinkers. So it can't be so simple as to slide away, like Marilyn Monroe.
William EgglestonAnd 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.
William EgglestonI don't think about what camera I should use that much. I just pick up the one that looks nicest on the day.
William Eggleston