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