I watched old Willy Eggles on the I Player today here (hurry as its not on there for long). First off if you haven't seen The Colourful Mr. Eggleston you simply must. Its the most inspiring documentary I have seen in a long time. Here is a photographers photographer who may at first come across as a mumbling, bumbling idiot but by the end of it you realise he is a genius. I particularly like the comments made by Jurgan Teller and his quote "He just does what ever he likes!" and the story of how he tried to do his own Eggleston shot and it was just crap...
You can say what you like about his wealth, easy life etc, etc, but this guy just has a way of seeing things like no one else. Theres no fuss, no panic, no rush, no stress, no pretense, no waiting and no one quite like him.... Just a fag in one hand and a leica in the other.
Classic.
Thanks to Mark over on Manchester photographer for bringing this to my attention..
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It was brilliant wasn't it. So many try to emulate, what should be on the surface easy to replicate but know one does it just right. Nice to see Peter Fraser as well as Mr Parr for a change.....
Totally...
Old Frazzer does know his stuff and I like him. Indeed I tire of the Parr whose earlier work I love but just wish he would keep his gob shut. I also personally think theres just too much of Parr's work around at the moment and its reached saturation point. He needs to go unnoticed for a few years and then return. I mean have you seen his last parking space stuff...
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