William Eggleston was born in Memphis, Tennessee on July 27, 1939. His father was an engineer, and failed at being a cotton farmer. His mother was the daughter of a prominent judge in the city.  Having those people for parents must have helped him in many ways. It helped him become as artistic as he is. Eggleston is a very artistic photographer. He has been given a lot of credit for taking color photography into the art world. He does his prints in a large format to make the photo more dramatic without editing it. William also doesn't pose anything in his photos, he takes them as he sees them. The photos are never staged. The ones with people in them, he takes before the people notice he's taking a photo of them. In my opinion William Eggleston is a wonderful and creative photographer.