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William Eggleston

1939 - Today

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William Eggleston, (born July 27, 1939) is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition of color photography as a legitimate artistic medium. Eggleston's books include William Eggleston's Guide (1976) and The Democratic Forest (1989). Eggleston received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1974, the Hasselblad Award in 1998, and Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Eggleston is the 105th most popular photographer (down from 82nd in 2019), the 7,699th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,969th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, William Eggleston ranks 105 out of 148. Before him are Annemarie Heinrich, Bertha Valerius, Lucien Clergue, Adolfo Farsari, František Drtikol, and Manuel Rivera-Ortiz. After him are Gaudenzio Marconi, Graciela Iturbide, Bob Guccione, Lotte Jacobi, Hedi Slimane, and Sabine Weiss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, William Eggleston ranks 418. Before him are Heinrich Messner, Clarence Williams III, Jens Jørgen Hansen, Zhanna Yorkina, Jovan Miladinović, and Dieter Quester. After him are Eduard Kukan, Laila Kinnunen, Harry Reid, Anthony D. Smith, Koldo Aguirre, and Rustam Ibragimbekov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Eggleston ranks 7,701 out of 20,380. Before him are Carol Channing (1921), Sid Caesar (1922), Les Clark (1907), Burt Rutan (1943), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), and Eric Andre (1983). After him are Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), Glynn Turman (1947), Thomas Hearns (1958), John Gardner (1933), Wendy Makkena (1958), and Angie Stone (1965).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States

Among photographers born in United States, William Eggleston ranks 26. Before him are William P. Gottlieb (1917), Berry Berenson (1948), Ansel Adams (1902), Helen Levitt (1913), Spencer Tunick (1967), and Francesca Woodman (1958). After him are Bob Guccione (1930), David Douglas Duncan (1916), Joel-Peter Witkin (1939), Karl Struss (1886), Bert Stern (1929), and Mary Ellen Mark (1940).

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