I only ever take one picture of one thing. Literally. Never two. So then that picture is taken and then the next one is waiting somewhere else.
William EgglestonYou become technically proficient whether you want to or not, the more you take pictures.
William EgglestonWhether a photo or music, or a drawing or anything else I might doโitโs ultimately all an abstraction of my peculiar experience.
William EgglestonI don't have a burning desire to go out and document anything. It just happens when it happens. It's not a conscious effort, nor is it a struggle. Wouldn't do it if it was. The idea of the suffering artist has never appealed to me. Being here is suffering enough.
William EgglestonI quite frequently don't look through the camera, which is very close to being blind.
William EgglestonA picture is what it is and I've never noticed that it helps to talk about them, or answer specific questions about them, much less volunteer information in words. It wouldn't make any sense to explain them. Kind of diminishes them. People always want to know when something was taken, where it was taken, and, God knows, why it was taken. It gets really ridiculous. I mean, they're right there, whatever they are.
William Eggleston