William Eggleston (Photofile)

By Leanne Sacramone

William Eggleston (b. 1939, Memphis, TN) is renowned for combining everyday observation with an intuitive sense of color and composition. A tricycle seen from a child's eye level, a red ceiling, a quiet roadside, an abandoned meal: his images suggest stories without ever fully telling them, inviting viewers into a world suspended between the familiar and the uncanny. Each photograph captures a specific time and place, while everything beyond the frame remains open, unresolved, restlessly imagined by the viewer.

A concise essay by Leanne Sacramone explores the artist's life, influences, and innovations, while the images reveal the many ways his photographs transform the ordinary into something strange, evocative, and unforgettable.

Photofile brings together the best work of the world's greatest photographers in an attractive, accessible, pocket-sized format. Handsome and collectible, the books are printed to the highest standards. Each one contains over sixty full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction, and a full bibliography. The series was awarded the first annual prize for distinguished photographic books by the International Center of Photography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500411352
• ISBN13: 9780500411353
• Release Date: May 2027
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 7.5"