I had the attitude that I would work with this present-day material and do the best I could to describe it with photography, not intending to make any particular comment about whether it was good or bad or whether I liked it or not. It was just there, and I was interested in it. That's what I still do today.
William EgglestonHalf voluntarily, half Winston's older brother [William] would take me in, saying, "Daddy, I think you oughta do this." And I'd say, "I think you're right, maybe I do need it." Sometimes a week later I'd leave the place; sometimes I'd stick it out for a month.
William EgglestonMy friend who I went to boarding school with was interested in photography. He insisted that I buy a camera and marched me downtown.
William EgglestonYou become technically proficient whether you want to or not, the more you take pictures.
William EgglestonIโve always assumed that the abstract qualities of [my] photographs are obvious. For instance, I can turn them upside down and theyโre still interesting to me as pictures. If you turn a picture thatโs not well organized upside down, it wonโt work.
William Eggleston